Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 841, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
- Nov 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 090022 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE NEAR NOME AT 989 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A LOW JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA MON WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 982 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W OF CAPE MENDENHALL...SW WIND 30 KT. E OF CAPE MENDENHALL...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...BERING SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 091243 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO TIN CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MON NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 530 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AND DEEPEN TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 NM SOUTH OF SHISHMAREF AT 969 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091301 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 401 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 CORRECT ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO TIN CITY THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MON NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW 530 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 30 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AND DEEPEN TO 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 20 NM SOUTH OF SHISHMAREF AT 969 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 100026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB AND MOVE ONSHORE NEAR TIN CITY WED AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE MORNING BEFORE IT IS ABSORBED BY THE LARGER BERING SEA LOW. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 35 KT W OF KING COVE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 40 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SHEMYA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 101257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO KOYUK BY LATE TONIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 969 MB. THIS LOW WILL FURTHER DEEPEN TO 964 MB WED AFTERNOON NEAR KOTZEBUE THEN MOVE TO AMBLER AT 973 MB BY LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...EAST OF 180...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. WEST OF 180...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110508 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 UPDATE ZONE 165 172 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. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 110743 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 UPDATE ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND STRENGTHEN TO 959 MB WED MORNING AND WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA THU AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE EAST AND DEEPEN TO 989 MB NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 805 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1040 PM AKST TUE NOV 10 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 111211 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 30 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF KOTZEBUE AT 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE WELL EAST OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 40 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW LATE THU MORNING AT 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU AFTERNOON AT 993 MB THEN TO 100 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 983 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 11 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 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 8, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 8, 3:00 PM AKST, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 300 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA REGION AND THEN DIVERGE GREATLY TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF THE WEEK. THEY ARE STILL A BIT UNSETTLED IN THE BERING SEA. FOR THE GULF FROM WEDNESDAY ON THE MODELS ARE IN A STATE OF FLUX. THE GFS TOOK A WILD CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS RUNS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY DEVIATING FROM THE LONG WAVE PATTERN IT HAD ESTABLISHED FROM NUMEROUS PREVIOUS MODELS RUNS. THE ECMWF HAS ALSO MADE A BIT OF A CHANGE BUT HAS NOT JUMPED TO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LONG WAVE SITUATION AS THE GFS HAS. THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT THE TWO MODELS THAT AGREE FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON IN THE GULF AND EASTERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE SUSPICION IS THAT THE SOLUTIONS WILL BRING THE LOW A BIT WEAKER AND FARTHER EAST AS NEWER MODEL RUNS COME IN. TAKING A LOOK AT THE BERING SEA REGION SHOWS THE GFS AND ECMWF BEING CLOSE ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FIRST LOW THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE UKMET IS A LITTLE TOO FAR SOUTH AND THE NAM WANTS TO HAVE A SECONDARY CENTER SOUTH OF THE MAIN LOW THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKELY. FOR THE SECOND LOW THE THREE HEMISPHERIC MODELS ARE PUTTING THE SAME TRACK BUT VARY ON THE INTENSITY. THE STRONGEST IS THE ECMWF RUN FROM 12Z TODAY WHICH DROPS IT INTO THE LOWER 960S BY TUESDAY NIGHT NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT. THE GFS IT ABOUT 10 MB WEAKER AND UKMET IS WEAKER THAN THAT. THE MAIN ISSUE TO WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH THIS SYSTEM IS THE SLIGHT THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THIS PROBABLY WILL NOT HAPPEN DUE TO THE TRACK BUT IT IS WORTH WATCHING IF THE LOW BECOMES AS STRONG AS THE ECMWF IS FORECASTING...THOUGH IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE THAT STRONG AT THIS POINT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS A LONG WAVE TROUGH THAT STRETCHES DOWN THE ALCAN BORDER AND THROUGH THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. THIS TROUGH WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT DAY AND THE LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST MONDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE NORTH PACIFIC THAT EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL EASE EASTWARD AND TWO LOWS WILL RIDE OVER IT IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA IN THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. NARROWING DOWN THE FOCUS THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE THAT IS MOVING EASTWARD FROM BRISTOL BAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW THAT IS STRENGTHENING NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS IS WHAT IS BRINGING SOME SNOW INTO AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF COAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE TRICKIEST AREA OF THE FORECAST TODAY IS IN THE COOK INLET REGION AS TO WHETHER THERE WILL BE MUCH SNOW WITH THE SHORTWAVE THAT IS APPROACHING THE AREA. THE SET UP IS NOT ONE THAT SHOULD GIVE MUCH SNOW IN THE ANCHORAGE OR MAT-SU VALLEY AREAS BUT ONE INCH OR LESS NEAR SEA LEVEL RANGING UP TO 3 INCHES AT ELEVATION LOOKS REASONABLE. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN SHOULD SEE CONTINUED LIGHT SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST FOR THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF THE WEEK IS MUCH LOWER TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AS THE MODELS HAVE MADE SOME MAJOR CHANGES. IF MODELS DO INDEED BRING A WEAKER LOW EAST OF COOK INLET AS SPECULATED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION SECTION...THE CHANCE OF SNOWFALL IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE INCREASED AGAIN FOR LATER THIS WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 150 172. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NOV 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 8, 8:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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