Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 837, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. 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
- Nov 6, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A LOW IN EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 070014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN BERING BY SAT NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A LOW OVER SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WITH 990 MB CENTER SUN AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT AND MOVE ONTO THE WEST COAST SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF ATKA. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES THE AK PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES NEAR SAINT PAUL SAT EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATES. SEVERAL EASTERN RUSSIA LOWS CONSOLIDATE INTO A 990 MB LOW SUN NIGHT 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080052 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT WILL BE ABSORBED INTO A 990 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...W WIND DECREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW LATE. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 170 NM WEST OF GAMBELL THIS AFTERNOON AT 997 MB. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 982 MB 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO GALENA AT 990 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 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 Nov 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST THU NOV 5 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
ALL MODELS KEEP THE NEARLY STATIONARY LOW OVER THE GULF AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN IT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. BEYOND THAT POINT, THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCE IN THE MODELS HEADING INTO THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. NAM
WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL TODAY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER LEVELS...A LARGE STATIONARY UPPER LOW COVERS MOST OF THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN ALASKA WITH ANOTHER WEAKER UPPER LOW,
OVER BRISTOL BAY, MOVING SOUTHEAST. A WEAK RIDGE IS BEGINNING TO
DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A BLOCKING RIDGE REMAINS OVER
WESTERN CANADA.
AT THE SURFACE...A LARGE SURFACE LOW, CENTERED OVER THE GULF OF
ALASKA, COVERS ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA AND MOST OF THE BERING SEA.
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW COVERS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...WITH
EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...THE STATIONARY LOW IN THE GULF
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO ABOUT 987 MB SATURDAY NIGHT. STRONG EAST
WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
FRIDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND SURROUNDING
WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING ON
SATURDAY. AREAS OF RAIN OVER THE GULF, CENTRAL GULF COAST AND KODIAK
ISLAND WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS TONIGHT. ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE UPPER LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
FRIDAY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL DIMINISH THROUGH
TONIGHT. NORTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE COLDER, DRIER
AIR FROM THE INTERIOR IN THE AREA. SKIES OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS
WILL CLEAR THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
REMAIN ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH SATURDAY.
BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...THE SURFACE RIDGE DEVELOPING OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING SATURDAY
THEN FLATTEN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS
MAINLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT AS THE DOMINANT LOW IN THE GULF WEAKENS. STRONGER WIND THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL END FROM THE WEST
WITH THE APPROACH OF THE RIDGE.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONGER RANGE MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTH PACIFIC SATURDAY WILL SWING NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE QUEEN
CHARLOTTE ISLANDS BY MONDAY. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER
SIBERIA SATURDAY WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND
WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUNDAY AND
WILL DISSIPATE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE AKPEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
MARINE...STORM...150 155
GALE...120 132 160 170 171 172 179 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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