Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 455, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 2, 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
- Jun 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 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.
817 FZAK52 PAFC 022248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 982 MB FRI EVENING THEN MOVES TO 285 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL SAT AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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371 FZAK52 PAFC 031100 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 130 NM SE OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 70 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 986 MB FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 115 NM W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 999 MB. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 11 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...WINDS BECOMING W THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
053 FZAK52 PAFC 032303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM E OF ST PAUL WEAKENS TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN REMAINS STATIONARY AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1004 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
989 FZAK52 PAFC 041049 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 155 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SAT NIGHT AT 998 MB...THEN REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH SUN NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 1010 MB. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM 160W EAST...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
038 FZAK52 PAFC 042349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW AT SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW BY MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 1013 MB. A 1002 MB LOW WILL BE 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 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 2, 1:56 PM AKDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:56 PM AKDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU JUNE 2 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH A LARGE UPPER TROF
POSITIONED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. A 976 MB LOW HAS REACHED ITS
PEAK STRENGTH THIS MORNING AS IT CROSSED THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS RACING EAST ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...SPREADING NEAR WARNING LEVEL WINDS TO THE REGION. HIGH
PRESSURE UPSTREAM OF THIS FEATURE IS WILL QUICKLY BE PUSHED ASIDE AS
THE FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND THIS EVENING AND
SOUTNCENTRAL ALASKA TOMORROW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...MAIN FORECAST ISSUES ARE REGARDING THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVING FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TOWARD THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF TONIGHT. THE TROPICAL ORIGINS OF THIS STORM IS EVIDENT WITH
GREATER THAN 200 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PRECIPITAL WATER ALONG THE
PENINSULA. COLD BAY HAS BEEN REPORTING HEAVY RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS
NOW AS THE FRONT NEARS. THIS TROPICAL FETCH WILL BE PINCHED OFF BY A
DEVELOPING OCCLUDED LOW TONIGHT JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND.
STILL...EXPECTING RAIN TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT AND IMPACT
SOUTHCENTRAL BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
BESIDES THE MOISTURE...THE OTHER IMPACT WITH THIS SYSTEM IS THE WIND.
WINDS ARE FLIRTING WITH WARNING CRITERIA ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE WILL EXPERIENCE VERY GUSTY
CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RAPIDLY TIGHTEN OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND
PORTAGE VALLEY. THE DOWNSLOPING WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT RAIN
FROM FALLING ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE RANGE.
THE LOW IN THE BERING VERY SLOWLY WEAKENS AND MEANDERS NORTH AND WEST
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. UPPER LEVEL WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL KEEP CLOUDS AND MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...RESULTING IN MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. NOT UNTIL MONDAY WILL HIGH PRESSURE
BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION AS THE NEXT NPAC LOW DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE
CHAIN AND FOLLOWS A SIMILAR PATCH AS THE PREVIOUS STORMS MIDWEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 165
GALE WARNING 130 132 150 155 160 170 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB MAY 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jun 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jun 3, 1:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 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.