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Gale Warning 414, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 14, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 14, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

611 
FZAK52 PAFC 141159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL WILL STRENGTHEN TO A 986 MB
LOW AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
DISSIPATE AS IT NEARS RUSSIA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND WEAKEN TO 981 MB BY SUNDAY EVENING. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50
KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$
3 follow-up statements
894 
FZAK52 PAFC 142353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW
60 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND
AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 986 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
002 
FZAK52 PAFC 150250 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

UPDATED ZONE 160

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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 
360 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. A 976 MB LOW
60 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND
AT 979 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 986 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
650 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. EAST OF 160W...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
S 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAY 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
170 
FZAK52 PAFC 151151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO SAND POINT AT 983 MB
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 989 MB BY LATE
MONDAY NIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK WILL MOVE TO 470
NM WEST OF MEKORYUK SUN AFTERNOON AT 988 MB.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35
KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAY 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 May 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT FRI MAY 13 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY
MON.  BY TUE THE MODELS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE BERING WHILE
MAINTAINING AGREEMENT ELSEWHERE.  THE NAM WAS USED BECAUSE OF
TOPOGRAPHIC ADVANTAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA DOMINATES THE BERING WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
STRETCHING TOWARDS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
IS CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA. TO THE EAST...A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST NORTHEAST OF YAKUTAT IS STATIONARY.

.AT THE SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS DEVELOPING SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR ALONG A NORTH SOUTH FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT STRETCHES ALONG THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA
BY LATE THIS EVENING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS FORMING FROM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE TANANA VALLEY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTH CENTRAL...
ONSHORE FLOW AT LOW LEVELS AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
HELP TO BUILD HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EASTERN GULF COAST TONIGHT.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE COAST RIDGE AND THE TROUGH NORTH OF
THE ALASKA RANGE WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERLY ONSHORE FLOW OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE EASTERN COPPER RIVER BASIN.
CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER COOK INLET SAT NIGHT AND SUN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.  OTHERWISE SUNNY SKIES WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE ALEUTIANS...
A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR IS BRINGING GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THESE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO WEST WINDS SAT MORNING AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH. RAIN WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THE FRONT WITH
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS OPENING UP AFTER THE FRONT PASSES BY. ANOTHER
BAND OF WIND AND RAIN WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STABLE MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH A
STATIONARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS...A THERMAL LOW IN THE INTERIOR AND A
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH GULF COAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WATCH...KUSKOKWIM RIVER...ZONE 152
MARINE...GALES...150 155 160 165 170 172 175 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RHH MAY 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
May 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
May 14, 7:24 AM AKDTRed Flag WarningAFC13 hr

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Sources

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