Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 474, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 16, 2010, 7:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 32 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
- Jun 16, 2010, 7:45 AM AKDT (15:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
201 FZAK52 PAFC 161547 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 UPDATED ZONES 165 AND 180 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. PKZ199-170200- 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AT 990 MB AND THEN TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 999 MB BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 745 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 745 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
4 follow-up statements
900 FZAK52 PAFC 162317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171400- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 35 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WED NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
992 FZAK52 PAFC 170316 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 UPDATED ZONE 150 170 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. PKZ199-171400- 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 35 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WED NIGHT AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 715 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-171400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-171400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 715 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-171400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-171400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
386 FZAK52 PAFC 171145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180200- 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO 1003 MB LATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRIDAY. A 993 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-180200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-180200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. STRONGEST WIND NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-180200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-180200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-180200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-180200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
337 FZAK52 PAFC 172346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 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. PKZ199-181400- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 75 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IS DISSIPATES THROUGH SAT. A LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL TRACK TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-181400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-181400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-181400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-181400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-181400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-181400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-181400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 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 Jun 16, 5:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 5:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 545 AM AKDT WED JUN 16 2010 .UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS... A BROAD REGION OF LOW PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA THIS MORNING...WITH SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WRAPPING AROUND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN FLANKS OF THE SYSTEM. THE LATTER SHORTWAVE ARCS EAST ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND CURVES SOUTHWARD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS SYSTEM IS EMBEDDED IN A RELATIVELY SMALL LONGWAVE TROUGH THAT ENCOMPASSES THE BERING SEA AND MAINLAND ALASKA. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING PROTRUDES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PANHANDLE AND THE YUKON TERRITORY. .SURFACE ANALYSIS... A 992 MB BARBELL LOW IS STACKED UNDER ITS UPPER LEVEL COUNTERPART IN THE NORTH BERING SEA. WINDS ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM ARE PRODUCING GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE ALEUTIANS ISLANDS AND THE AKPEN. A WEAK SHORTWAVE IS WRAPPING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS DISSIPATING OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE THERMAL TROUGH RESIDES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL POSITION AND STRUCTURE OF THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEMS...THOUGH NUMEROUS SUB-SYNOPTIC INCONSISTENCIES ARISE RATHER QUICKLY BETWEEN THE MODELS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM FOR THE MODELS IN THE NEAR SHORT-TERM IS THE EVOLUTION OF THE BERING SEA LOW AS IT CONSOLIDATES INTO A SINGLE CORE AND MEANDERS AROUND THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SUBSEQUENT TIMING ISSUES DEVELOP WITH THE NUMEROUS WEAK SHORTWAVES THAT TRAIN ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE LOW AND ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BROAD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY WEATHER MAKER FOR THE REGION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE REMNANTS OF A FRONT THAT IMPACTED SOUTHCENTRAL YESTERDAY IS NOW LIMITED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST NEAR CORDOVA AND EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AREA IS BETWEEN WAVES OF PRECIP THIS MORNING...BUT WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS EVEN WHEN RAIN IS NOT FALLING. A WEAK WAVE IN CENTRAL COOK INLET WILL LIKELY BRING A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN LATE THIS MORNING BEFORE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WAVE IMPACTS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT. WITH THIS STRONGER WAVE THE ANCHORAGE AREA SHOULD BE DOWNSLOPED INITIALLY...BUT WILL SEE RAIN DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE THAT WILL IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT IS CURRENTLY MOVING ONSHORE THE SOUTHWEST COAST. EXPECT RAIN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR BETHEL AND KING SALMON...SPREADING INLAND THROUGHOUT THE DAY. STEADY RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING AT MOST LOCATIONS...WHICH WILL PERSIST FOR SEVERAL DAYS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO BRING THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF FOG SPREADING TO COASTAL SITES AND POSSIBLY FURTHER INLAND TONIGHT. .BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION WHILE THE LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ON THURSDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE ACTIVE PATTERN FOR MAINLAND ALASKA WILL GIVE WAY TO A DRYING TREND BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE PRIMARY STORM TRACK SHIFTS TO THE WESTERN BERING FOR THE START OF THE WEEKEND. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK...WITH A POSSIBLE RETURN TO AN AFTERNOON/EVENING CONVECTION PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 160 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. KS/AMD JUN 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jun 16, 7:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
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