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Gale Warning 472, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 24, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

532 
FZAK52 PAFC 242330
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL 
STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB SATURDAY MORNING 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA...
THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...WINDS
INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 
FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...WINDS INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

JAM
3 follow-up statements
848 
FZAK52 PAFC 251116
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 970 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB SUN AFTERNOON 
AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM N OF ADAK. IT WILL CONTINUE WEAKENING...ENDING 
UP AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM S OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.   

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
748 
FZAK52 PAFC 252306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 969 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM 
NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT JUN 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
009 
FZAK52 PAFC 261132
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 MB LOW 60 NM NE OF KISKA WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB MON AFTERNOON AS
IT MOVES TO 80 NM W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. IT WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE 
IN PLACE TUE.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

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

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jun 24, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 2:05 PM AKDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
205 PM AKDT FRI JUN 24 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PATTERN IS GETTING A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE TODAY AS A FEW SYSTEMS
ARE POISED TO IMPACT DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE STATE. THE LARGE BROAD
TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND
WESTERN INTERIOR HAS LOST MOST OF ITS ENERGY AS A SYSTEM RAPIDLY
DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED 150
KT JET WILL DIG OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS HELPING TO DEVELOP A 970 MB
ALEUTIAN LOW.

AT THE BASE OF THE OLD TROUGH IS A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW THAT IS
SWINGING NORTHEAST. THIS MOVEMENT IS HELPING A VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE GET
EJECTED FROM THE PANHANDLE TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL THIS EVENING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...AFTER DAYS OF SPECULATION IT SEEMS THAT THE
PICTURE IS BECOMING MORE CLEAR FOR THIS EVENINGS FORECAST CHALLENGES.
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL AND ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
THE SHORT TERM. FOCUS WILL BE ON THE TWO SYSTEMS IMPACTING THE FAR
EAST AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF OUR DOMAIN TODAY WITH NO CHANGES MADE TO
THE MID AND LONG RANGE FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EASTERLY WAVE SPREADING CLOUDS RAPIDLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY. IT
APPEARS THE WETTER NAM SOLUTION FROM A FEW DAYS AGO WILL PAN OUT WITH
RAIN EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS OVERNIGHT. INITIALLY WILL HAVE TO WATCH
FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHEASTERN COPPER
RIVER BASIN AND NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WHERE CLEAR SKIES PREVAILED
THIS MORNING ALLOWING MAXIMUM HEATING. SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THIS
REGION ARE RANGING FROM 8 TO 14 DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS TIME
YESTERDAY.

A FEW SHOWERS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT
THEN RAIN SPREAD OVER THE REGION BY MIDNIGHT. THE WAVE QUICKLY MOVES
INLAND BUT CLOUDS AND MOISTURE REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY...LEADING TO PARTLY SUNNY SKIES AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.

THE END OF THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL SEE PERIODS OF CLOUDS
AND SUN WITH MOISTURE STICKING AROUND. IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
TIME INDIVIDUAL WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE LARGE TROUGH THAT IS
DEVELOPING IN THE BERING SEA...SO WILL HAVE TO STICK WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

.SOUTHWEST...CLOUDS AND AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST
WHILE THE INTERIOR SEES SOME SUNNY BREAKS. SIMILAR TO THE EASTERN
DOMAIN...THE INTERIOR PORTIONS THAT ARE SEEING SUN THIS MORNING HAVE
THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. CUMULUS ARE JUST NOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM RANGE SO WILL HAVE TO WATCH CAREFULLY FOR FURTHER
ENHANCEMENT FROM THE APPROACHING WAVE. SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
ALSO LOOK PROMISING FOR THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WITH ANOTHER
SOUTHEASTERLY SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE AREA WHILE THETA-E REMAINS
ELEVATED ACROSS THE REGION. COASTAL SECTIONS SHOULD REMAIN CLOUDY AND
COOL DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FURTHER WEST...ALL EYES OUT WEST ON A RELATIVELY STRONG SUMMER SYSTEM
DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. MODELS HAVE DIALED INTO A
CONSENSUS OF ABOUT 972 MB SATURDAY MORNING AND MAXIMUM GALES AS THE
LOW APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IS ALL DUE TO A 150 KT JET
DIVING SOUTHWARD AND PICKING UP QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE AND ENERGY
FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY MORNING...THE LOW
WILL BEGIN TO FILL AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE CENTRAL BERING SEA EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MARCH ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT LOSE MUCH OF ITS ENERGY ALONG
THE WAY. THE LARGE LOW STAYS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WHILE A WEAK RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE FAR
WESTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 170 172 175 176 411 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB JUN 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jun 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jun 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.