Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 643, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Sep 20, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 22, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 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. PKZ199-210200- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRENGTHENING PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 978 MB THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB IN THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN NIGHT....HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH MONDAY. A 972 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 202358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211400- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH MON. A 972 MB LOW WILL 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 975 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-211400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 20 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 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. PKZ199-220200- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND MOVE EAST THROUGH TUE. A STRONG 963 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT AT 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-220200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-220200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-220200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-220200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-220200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-220200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-220200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-220200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221400- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-221400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-221400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-221400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-221400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-221400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-221400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-221400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-221400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 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. PKZ199-230200- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 984 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT... N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 19, 2:15 PM AKDT, 13 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 19, 2:15 PM AKDT, 13 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 215 PM AKDT SAT SEP 19 2009 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH REMAINS CENTERED OVER THE ALASKA REGION WITH A BLOCKING RIDGE JUST UPSTREAM OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. AN ANCHOR LOW IS LOCATED OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA PENINSULA ALTHOUGH A STRONG SHORTWAVE IS UNDERCUTTING THE LOW AND WILL BECOME THE NEW DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER WEAKER SHORTWAVE ROTATING AROUND THE NORTHWESTERN SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW IS BRINGING RAIN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY. WAY OUT WEST IS THE REMNANTS OF THE TYPHOON CHOI-WAN...NOW LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SPREADING NORTH AND EAST IN ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MAJOR PLAYER IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION IS THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SHORT WAVE. MODELS SEEM TO HAVE A HANDLE ON THE STRENGTH AND TIMING OF THE LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BUT NOW ARE DIFFERING ON THE POSITION. THE GFS AND UKMET ARE THE FURTHEST EAST WHILE THE NAM HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT WITH A MORE WESTERN TRACK TOWARD THE SOUTHEASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THE ECMWF IS EXACTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO OTHER SOLUTIONS. A BLEND OF THE INHERITED FORECAST WITH THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM YIELDED SOMETHING THAT LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ECMWF...WITH THE HIGH RESOLUTION OF THE NAM. AFTER THAT...MAJOR DIFFERENCES ARISE WITH THE HANDLING OF THE TYPHOON REMNANTS. AT THIS TIME...FEELING FAIRLY CONFIDENT IN THE TRACK EARLY NEXT WEEK A FEW HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE QUESTIONS WITH THE SYSTEM WILL CERTAINLY BE CONCERNING THE STRENGTH AS COLD AIR IS ADVECTED INTO THE SYSTEM AND THE LOW BOMBS. AT 60 HOURS...THERE IS NOW A 30 MB DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NEW AND OLD RUN OF THE ECMWF. GIVEN THE EXTREME RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCY...WILL NOT TOUCH THE INHERITED FORECAST CONCERNING THE LOW AS IT MOVES SOUTH OF THE CHAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...FAIR WEATHER DOMINATING SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING AND APPROACHING LOW NEAR THE AKPEN. THE FIRST UPPER SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY BRINGING MID AND UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS. FLOW ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY OVERNIGHT...RETURNING THE MOISTURE BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM CORDOVA DOWN TO KODIAK. WINDS ALONG THE OCCLUSION WILL REACH MAXIMUM GALE FORCE LATE TONIGHT. THE NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL USHER THESE WINDS INTO KODIAK CITY...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH LIKELY. THE TRACK OF THE LOW TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THEN NORTHWESTERLY TOWARD THE EASTERN KENAI WILL KEEP THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. THE FORECAST GETS TRICKY AND INTERESTING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND AND COLD AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO WRAP AROUND AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL DROP OUT OF THE CHUKCHI SEA. COLD AIR MOVES INLAND MONDAY NIGHT...DROPPING FREEZING LEVELS TO 2500 FT OR LOWER WITH PLENTY OF INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE REMAINING. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SNOW SHOULD FALL ON THE HIGHER PEAKS AND SNOW SHOWERS COULD REACH SEA LEVEL TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AT THE SURFACE ARE STILL QUITE WARM SO NO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED BUT MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY SHOWING THIS COLD AIR INTRUSION...LEADING TO INCREASED CONFIDENCE THAT TERMINATION DUST IS ON ITS WAY EARLY THIS NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS ARE STILL BURNING OFF LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE PREVAILING. COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHUKCHI SEA LOW. COLD AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY WHEN TRANSIENT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF THE WARM ADVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL REMNANTS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW AND RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL BEFORE STORM FORCE WINDS MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL REMNANTS. MANY QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN SURROUNDING THE MID WEEK FORECAST BUT CERTAIN A STRONG FALL STORM WILL IMPACT THE MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA DURING THAT TIME FRAME. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 138 140 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB SEP 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 20, 8:35 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.