Gale Warning 481, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Jun 28, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)

Expired

Jun 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

544 
FZAK52 PAFC 282254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW NEAR KIPNUK WILL MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT.
A WEAK 1004 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE
TONIGHT...THEN DISSIPATE AS IT NEARS SAINT PAUL WED EVENING. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT AND THU.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. DENSE FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE JUN 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

JAM

793 
FZAK52 PAFC 291142
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 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.

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL INTENSIFIES TO 998 MB WED
EVENING 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AND THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE BERING THROUGH THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN ...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED JUN 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

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