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Small Craft Advisory 367, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 29, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 38 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2009, 6:00 AM AKDT
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

591 
FZAK52 PAFC 292252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-301400-
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA THU
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-301400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-301400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE.

.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-301400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-301400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 301150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-010200-
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A COMPLEX 989 MB LOW NEAR KISKA WILL DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF
DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-010200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-010200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-010200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 302319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-011400-
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-011400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-011400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU APR 30 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 011137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 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.

PKZ199-020200-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 986 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL DISSIPATE 630 NM SOUTH OF
COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
FAR WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-020200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-020200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-020200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-020200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-020200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-020200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAY 1 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Apr 29, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1220 PM AKDT WED APR 29 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...BLOCKING RIDGE HAS NOW DEVELOPED A
CLOSED CENTER WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER EROSION OF THE BASE
OF THE RIDGE AND EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A PATTERN CHANGE. A STRONG
SUBSIDENCE INVERSION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...AS SEEN
IN THE 12Z ANCHORAGE SOUNDING WHERE THE BOTTOM OF THE INVERSION
HAS DROPPED TO 3600 FEET. THIS INVERSION IS PREVENTING FORMATION
OF ANY CLOUDS...ALLOWING FOR FULL SUN WITH MAXIMUM INSOLATION. A
LARGE CLOSED LOW HAS ALSO DEVELOPED WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE BERING
SEA TROUGH. A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
IS NEARLY STATIONARY BENEATH THE UPPER LOW. MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IS OCCURRING HALF WAY BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND TROUGH AS
MULTIPLE WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE LONG SOUTHERLY FETCH ON THE WEST
SIDE OF THE RIDGE MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
EASTERN BERING. A SURFACE LOW...WHICH MODELS HAD INDICATED WOULD
BE AN OPEN WAVE IS TRACKING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING.
THE GRADIENT HAS TIGHTENED UP SIGNIFICANTLY EAST OF THIS LOW
RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GALES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS AS WELL AS STORM FORCE GUSTS
THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL WITH THE EASTERN
BERING LOW WITH ALL SOLUTIONS INDICATING A WEAKER OPEN WAVE. THIS
LOW IS WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OFF TO THE NORTHWEST AND IT WILL BE
HEADING TO THE FAR NORTHWEST BERING BY THIS EVENING...SO WONT HAVE
A GREAT IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. OTHERWISE...THE MODELS ARE IN
SURPRISINGLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH THE EVOLUTION OF
THE LOW COMPLEX SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THERE CERTAINLY ARE
DIFFERENCES IN THE DETAILS OF LOW POSITIONS...BUT ALL SOLUTIONS
ARE GROUPED IN THE SAME AREA AND DIFFERENCES WILL HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT ON THE FORECAST. THEREFORE...ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL
BE MADE TO THE EXISTING FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE
THE WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING SUNNY AND WARM
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE
DEGREES EACH DAY AS THE RIDGE CENTER MOVES A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH
AND WEST TOWARD THE ALASKA INTERIOR...ADVECTING WARMER LOW LEVEL
AIR TO SOUTHCENTRAL. UNDER CLEAR SKIES TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO DROP DOWN INTO THE 30S EACH NIGHT. THE SURFACE RIDGE AXIS IS
SETTING UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY...WHICH WILL INCREASE
THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ENOUGH TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM...PARTS OF ANCHORAGE...AND THROUGH THE KNIK
RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EASTERN MATANUSKA VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD JUST A LITTLE FURTHER WEST
ON THURSDAY...SO WINDS WILL NOT BE AS GUSTY AND SHOULD REMAIN BELOW
RED FLAG THRESHOLDS. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SIT OVERHEAD FRIDAY
INTO THE WEEKEND...MAINTAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EXCEPT FOR
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SEA BREEZES. FINALLY...STRATUS AND FOG WILL
REMAIN OUT OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS AND THEN START TO BREAK UP BY THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE MOVES
FARTHER NORTH AND WEST AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INCLUDING THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE LOW
OVER THE EASTERN BERING EXITS TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...A SURFACE
WAVE WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND TIGHTEN
UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF
GALE FORCE WINDS AND RAIN. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN TIGHT
AS A LOW COMPLEX SETS UP TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THIS AREA ON FRIDAY.
THIS LOW COMPLEX WILL THEN SINK SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC
SATURDAY WHILE THE UPPER RIDGE ELONGATES WESTWARD ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA. THEREFORE...EXPECT WARMING AND DRYING CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEGINNING FRIDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...AS THE UPPER RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA
AND WESTERN CANADA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEST THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THE BERING TROUGH WILL UNDERCUT IT AND MOVE INTO THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOW COMPLEX ALONG THE ALEUTIANS TO
DROP SOUTHEASTWARD THURSDAY AND FRIDAY RESULTING IN A DRYING
TREND ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL ELONGATE OUT OVER
THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND...MAINTAINING TRANQUIL CONDITIONS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...A NEW PATTERN WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS THE RIDGE AND TROUGH SWITCH PLACES WITH
A WEAK RIDGE SETTING UP OVER THE BERING AND A TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE SHOWN
SOME CONSISTENCY IN DROPPING A TROUGH DOWN FROM THE ARCTIC INTO
THE NORTHERN MAINLAND...SO COLDER AIR MAY MAKE ITS WAY BACK INTO
THE REGION. IN ANY CASE...EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING
CLOUDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA AS WE HEAD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
WEATHER ACROSS THE BERING MEANWHILE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL REMAIN IN
A VERY CALM STATE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...150 155 160 165 170 180.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111.

SEB APR 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Apr 30, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC26 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.