Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 331, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 4, 2010, 7:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Apr 4, 2010, 7:15 AM AKDT (15:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
323 FZAK52 PAFC 041521 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 170 171 172 179 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. PKZ199-050200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL TRACK TO 70 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM AT 988 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MON NIGHT. A COMPLEX 989 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 995 MB MON AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-050200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT EXCEPT 2 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 12 FT EXCEPT 2 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-050200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 45 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-050200- UNALASKA BAY 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-050200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-050200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 715 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO SW BY EARLY AFTERNOON....THEN BECOMING NW 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. $$
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939 FZAK52 PAFC 042311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA MON AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TO 285 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. $$
966 FZAK52 PAFC 050213 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 610 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 UPDATED 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. PKZ199-051400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA MON AFTERNOON WILL TRACK TO 285 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-051400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-051400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-051400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-051400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-051400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-051400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-051400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-051400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 610 PM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. $$
320 FZAK52 PAFC 051159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY MON EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRACK WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. $$
383 FZAK52 PAFC 051350 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 550 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-060200- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY MON EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRACK WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-060200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 550 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-060200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-060200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 4 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-060200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ175-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-060200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-060200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ179-060200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. $$
044 FZAK52 PAFC 052354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061400- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE MON NIGHT AS IT MOVES OVER PILOT POINT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A 972 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU TUE EVENING MOVES 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON AT 987 MB. $$ PKZ150-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-061400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-061400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT ...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-061400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-061400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE...21 FT BERING SIDE. $$ PKZ171-061400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-061400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT PACIFIC SIDE...20 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE...23 FT BERING SIDE. $$ PKZ175-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE...22 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ176-061400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-061400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-061400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 5 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. $$
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 Apr 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKDT SUN APR 4 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A LARGE STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO SPIN NEARLY
STATIONARY IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A FAIRLY POTENT JET STREAK IS
TRACKING EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND IS DIGGING INTO THE BASE
OF THE STACKED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE GULF. WITH SUBTLE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGING HOLDING STEADY ACROSS THE INTERIOR...THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW/TROUGH IS BEGINNING TO SHARPEN A BIT AS ITS WAVELENGTH DECREASES.
THIS...COMBINED WITH A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES MOVING IN EASTERLY FLOW
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...IS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASED CLOUDS
AND PRECIPITATION ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM. GENERALLY
PREFERRED THE NAM FOR ITS BETTER RESOLUTION IN HANDLING THE STACKED
LOW IN THE GULF OVER THE FIRST COUPLE OF PERIODS...THEN PREFERRED A
BLEND TOWARDS THE LATEST EUROPEAN (EC) MODEL RUN AFTERWARDS.
CONFIDENCE IN ANY MODEL SOLUTION PAST EARLY WEDNESDAY IS EXTREMELY
LOW GIVEN POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY...BUT AGAIN THE EC WAS
PREFERRED WITH ITS SEEMINGLY MORE REALISTIC DEPICTION OF THE WEATHER
SYSTEMS TO ENTER THE BERING SEA REGION FROM THE WEST BEGINNING
TUESDAY NIGHT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING
EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE GULF ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STACKED
LOW...COMBINED WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY DEFORMATION ZONE OR
BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY IN THE LOWER COOK INLET REGION...WILL HELP BRING
INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION
TODAY...WITH HIGHEST POPS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT
INTO THE COOK INLET REGION TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...AND THIS WILL
CONTINUE HIGHER POPS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY...WITH HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ON SOUTH AND EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN
RANGES. BY MONDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY...UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS APPEAR
TO BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR AREAS SUCH AS THE WESTERN KENAI
PENINSULA...ANCHORAGE...AND THE MAT-SU VALLEY TO SEE A DECENT SHOT AT
RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS...AND THESE COULD CONTINUE INTO LATE IN THE DAY
ON TUESDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...GENERALLY UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE...WITH STEADY PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF SNOW MAINLY
CONFINED TO THE ALEUTIAN RANGE OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE TODAY.
HOWEVER...CLOUDS AND FLURRIES WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE
REGION AS THE STACKED LOW SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE REGION.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/ALASKA PENINSULA...A POTENT WEST-EAST JET STREAM
CONTINUES TO MOVE FAIRLY WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
THUS...CONTINUE TO SEE UNSETTLED SHOWERY WEATHER WITH PERIODS OF
STEADIER PRECIPITATION OVER THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
LOTS OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LONG TERM...SO CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW AT
THIS POINT IN TIME PAST EARLY WEDNESDAY. IN GENERAL...EXPECT TO SEE A
FAIRLY STRONG BUT TRANSITORY RIDGE MOVE RAPIDLY WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE BERING SEA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
RAPIDLY FOLLOWING ON ITS HEELS...BRINGING A RETURN TO UNSETTLED
WEATHER IN THE BERING REGION BY LATE IN THE WEEK. IN THE
EAST...GENERALLY EXPECT CLIMATOLOGICALLY DRY CONDITIONS FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR IN THE INTERIOR WITH HIGHER PRECIPITATION CHANCES CLOSER TO
THE COAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...120 170 172
HVY FRZG SPRY...165
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC APR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 7:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Apr 4, 7:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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