Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 564, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 29, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300200- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-300200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-300200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-300200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-300200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-300200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-300200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-300200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-300200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 292302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301400- 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES EASTWARD THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-301400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-301400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-301400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-301400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-301400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-301400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-301400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-301400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301114 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 301805 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 UPDATED 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310200- 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING TODAY AND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. $$ PKZ150-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-310200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-310200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-310200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-310200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 1000 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-310200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-310200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-310200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-310200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1000 AM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 302323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311400- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ150-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-311400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-311400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-311400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-311400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT BERING SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-311400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-311400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-311400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-311400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT...SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-311400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 30 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311117 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 311755 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010200- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY TO THE SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-010200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-010200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-010200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 955 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-010200- UNALASKA BAY 955 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-010200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-010200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-010200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011400- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND MON NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF TUE NIGHT AND THEN ONSHORE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WED. $$ PKZ150-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-011400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-011400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-011400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT N OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-011400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-011400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-011400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ185-011400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-011400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 31 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 28, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 200 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A NEUTRALLY TILTED LONG WAVE UPPER TROUGH LOCATED OVER CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTHWESTERN GULF. MAIN FEATURES OF INTEREST INCLUDE THE MULTIPLE STRONG SHORT WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH IN THE GULF. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA WHILE ANOTHER COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS ROTATING ACROSS THE SEA OF OKHOTSK...WEST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE... TWO SURFACE LOWS ARE MERGING SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BECOME ONE LARGE LOW THAT WILL MEANDER ABOUT THE GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND SPREADING ITS INFLUENCE INTO THE BERING SEA. WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT ACROSS THIS REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE OVERALL PATTERN BUT DIFFER IN THE DETAILS. ALL MODELS SWING THE NEW LOW TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING IT AND DROPPING IT SOUTHEAST OUT OF OUR DOMAIN BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE DIFFERENCES ARISE WITH THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW AND HOW FAR IT MOVES NORTH BEFORE GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE UPPER FLOW AND SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. WE FEEL THAT THE STRONGER AND MORE NORTH SOLUTION ADVERTISED BY THE NAM IS THE BEST AT THIS TIME. MAIN EDITS WILL BE CONCERNING THE SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF THIS SLIGHT CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS RUNS...WHILE MID AND LONG RANGE FORECAST WILL BE LEFT AS IS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...WIDESPREAD RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST OF TWO SHORTWAVES TO CROSS THE COAST TODAY. WINDS BEHIND THIS FIRST OCCLUSION HAVE INCREASED TO MINIMUM GALES ACROSS MOST OF THE COASTAL WATERS...AND INCREASED THE GAP WINDS TO STRONG WIND CRITERIA FOR SEVERAL ZONES. A POSSIBLE BARRIER JET FORMED ALONG THE COAST NEAR CORDOVA WHERE WINDS GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH WERE REPORTED FOR 4 HOURS STRAIGHT. WINDS HAVE INCREASED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ARE LIKELY MOVING DOWN TURNAGAIN ARM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL TAPER OFF INLAND BY MORNING AS FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE NORTHERLY IN RESPONSE TO THE LOW SHIFTING FURTHER AWAY. COASTAL ZONES AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL HOLD ON TO THE CLOUDS AND MOISTURE THE LONGEST...BUT BY SUNDAY SHOULD SEE FAIR WEATHER AGAIN WITH SOME BROKEN MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. A TRANSITORY RIDGE MOVES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY AND THEN SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT QUICKLY MOVES IN BEHIND THE RIDGE BY MID WEEK...BRINGING WITH IT MORE CLOUDS AND THE CHANCE FOR RAIN. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES PREVAILING FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR TODAY. SOME CLOUDS AND FOG ARE BUTTING UP AGAINST THE ALEUTIAN MOUNTAINS BUT OTHERWISE A BEAUTIFUL START TO THE WEEKEND FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST. WHILE THE INTERIOR SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR THROUGH SATURDAY...ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN LOW CLOUDS AND FOG ALONG THE COAST ESPECIALLY THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALASKA PENINSULA. HIGH CLOUDS WILL RETURN TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TOMORROW NIGHT WITH SOME SHOWERS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AS THE MOISTURE MOVES FURTHER INLAND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT EAST AND ANOTHER LONG WAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA RESULTING IN A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FEEDING THE COASTAL ZONES. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND NUMEROUS SHOWERS UNDER THE UPPER TROUGH SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... THE ACTIVE PATTERN ACROSS OUR DOMAIN WILL BRING PERIODS OF STRATUS AND FOG...FOLLOWED BY A GALE FORCE FRONT AND THEN SHOWERS ON THE BACKSIDE. THAT IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA FOR THE NEXT 6 DAYS IN A NUTSHELL. WIDESPREAD FOG AND STRATUS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEA OF OKHOTSK LOW MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS DURING THE WEEKEND. THIS FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE MAIN BAND OF MOISTURE MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MIDWEEK WHILE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS DEVELOP ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW UNDER THE LARGE UPPER TROUGH. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH ZONE 141. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 155 170 176 411 412. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB AUG 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Aug 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Aug 29, 12:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr |
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