Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 358, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 FZAK52 PAFC 162345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1009 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC SAT EVENING. A 998 MB LOW 675 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .MON AND THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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893 FZAK52 PAFC 171116 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE BY MON AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 630 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 994 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 998 MB LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. DENSE FOG NEAR SHORE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. DENSE FOG NEAR SHORE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JAM APR 11
779 FZAK52 PAFC 172346 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT EXCEPT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST EAST. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
507 FZAK52 PAFC 180025 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 425 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 CORRECTED 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT BY MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
259 FZAK52 PAFC 181136 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT OR LESS. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. DENSE FOG BECOMING PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ JAM APR 11
697 FZAK52 PAFC 182356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES LATE WED MORNING 125 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 994 MB AND THEN MERGES WITH A DEVELOPING LOW TO THE EAST. A 988 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE WED MORNING MOVES 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA LATE WED NIGHT AT 983 MB. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON APR 18 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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 Apr 16, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 1:30 PM AKDT, 2 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT SAT APR 16 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A REX BLOCK IS IN PLACE WITH A CUT-OFF HIGH CENTERED OVER EASTERN-MOST SIBERIA AND A CUT-OFF LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA PRODUCING SUNNY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THERE ARE A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE SLIDING DOWN THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE. SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS ANOTHER CUT-OFF LOW DOWN AROUND 40N LATITUDE. AS THE NORTHERN LOW TRACKS SOUTHWESTWARD THE SOUTHERN LOW WILL BE PULLED NORTHWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE ECMWF SHOWS THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND IS THE PREFERRED SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHERN MAINLAND...SHORT-WAVE DROPPING DOWN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IS STRONGER THAN THE ONE THAT MOVED THROUGH YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...AS PER THE SOUNDINGS FROM YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING THE AIR MASS IN PLACE IS VERY DRY. THEREFORE...HAVE BACKED OFF ON THE IDEA OF ANY SHOWERS FORMING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. RIDGE WILL STRENGTHEN BEHIND THE SHORT-WAVE AND PROVIDE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE ON TUESDAY AS A MUCH STRONGER SHORT-WAVE DROPS DOWN OUT OF THE ARCTIC. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH FORCING WITH THIS TO GENERATE SOME CLOUDS AND SHOWERS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AS A COMPLEX SERIES OF LOWS PASS JUST TO THE SOUTH. THE RIDGE TO THE NORTH WILL MAINTAIN BENIGN CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE CONTINUES TO BE A FAIRLY LARGE SPREAD IN MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 TIME PERIOD. HOWEVER...THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN. SHORT-WAVES DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE BEGINNING TUESDAY WILL PUSH THE CUT-OFF HIGH WESTWARD AND THEN INTERACT WITH THE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL ALLOW SYSTEMS CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC TO MOVE UP INTO THE GULF AND BRING A RETURN TO CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FROM MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK. WITH THE STORM TRACK SHIFTING TOWARD THE MAINLAND CONDITIONS WILL BECOME QUIETER ALONG THE ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 170 171 172 175 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB APR 11
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