Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 541, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Aug 2, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
063 FZAK52 PAFC 021158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED MORNING. A SIBERIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 150 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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604 FZAK52 PAFC 021742 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 742 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED MORNING. A SIBERIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 150 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 742 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 742 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
679 FZAK52 PAFC 021550 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 185 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE EVENING. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TUE MORNING AND MOVE SLOWLY INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED MORNING. A SIBERIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE EVENING AND STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB 150 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 745 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
139 FZAK52 PAFC 022351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE KENAI PENINSULA THU MORNING. A 987 MB SIBERIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
282 FZAK52 PAFC 030042 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 442 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 CORRECTED ZONE 179 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 TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE KENAI PENINSULA THU MORNING. A 987 MB SIBERIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 442 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
359 FZAK52 PAFC 031127 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO 85 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT SAME STRENGTH LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
140 FZAK52 PAFC 031910 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 UPDATED AREA 155 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 WED AUG 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO 85 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT SAME STRENGTH LATE WED NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT LATE THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1110 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
374 FZAK52 PAFC 032325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF NOME AT 982 MB THU AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIFT NORTHWARD AND WEAKEN FRI. A 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Aug 1, 1:48 PM AKDT, 14 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:48 PM AKDT, 14 hours 12 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 148 PM AKDT MON AUG 1 2011 CORRECTED TYPO .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN IS IN PLACE AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A VERY DEEP ANCHOR LOW OVER THE ARCTIC SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA AND DOWN INTO THE PACIFIC. A 100 KT UPPER LEVEL JET IS RIDING SOUTHWARD ON THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN THIS TROUGH AND A STRONG UPSTREAM RIDGE WHICH IS HELPING TO RAPIDLY DRIVE SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND TOWARD THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. A LOOK AT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS SOME STRONG EASILY IDENTIFIABLE FEATURES. A SHORT-WAVE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS ROTATING NORTHWARD TOWARD INTERIOR ALASKA WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AHEAD OF IT. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS RAIN TAPERING TO ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BEHIND THE SHORT-WAVE FROM ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA OVER TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT SHORT-WAVE IN LINE IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WHILE ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES EASTWARD INTO THE BASE OF THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH. VERY NOTEWORTHY IS THE FETCH OF PACIFIC MOISTURE FEEDING INTO THE SHORT-WAVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL-LIKE STORM. .MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL SOLUTIONS EXCEPT THE NAM ARE IN EXCELLENT SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THE NAM SHOWS THE SAME IDEA...BUT IT DIGS TROUGH A LITTLE MORE THAN OTHER SOLUTIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND THEREFORE DEPICTS SURFACE LOW NEARLY 200 MILES SOUTH OF THE OTHER MODELS. FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE BASED OFF OF THE GFS SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE WILL BE A BREAK IN STEADY RAIN ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WITH NO MAJOR SOURCES OF FOCUSED LIFT. CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS TROUGH DROPPING DOWN ACROSS BERING PICKS UP THE TROUGH ALONG THE ALEUTIANS SENDING IT TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. A LARGE AREA OF STRONG DYNAMIC LIFT COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MIDDLE OF COPPER BASIN WHICH WILL BE PROTECTED BY THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO LEAD TO CYCLOGENESIS JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. THIS IN TURN WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY. WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY FLOW DOWN COOK INLET TOWARD THE LOW WILL BE STRENGTHENING SO DO NOT EXPECT THE TURNAGAIN WINDS TO GET INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. ALSO...THESE SOUTHEASTERLIES WILL BE CONFINED TO THE FIRST 2 OR 3 THOUSAND FEET WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ABOVE THAT. THUS EXPECT RAIN TO FALL EVEN IN PLACES TYPICALLY AFFECTED BY DOWNSLOPE DRYING. AS THE LOW DEVELOPS IN VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT A FRONT WILL TRACK NORTH AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE GULF. AS THE FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IT WILL SHOVE THE RIDGE INLAND AND SET UP A BARRIER JET RESULTING IN GALE FORCE WINDS. A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ALSO FORM IN BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL CAUSE FLOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL TO BACK TOWARD THE EAST. THIS WILL HELP CUT OFF STEADY RAIN OVER INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL AS DOWNSLOPE DRYING BEGINS TO AFFECT TYPICAL AREAS. MEANWHILE...RAIN WILL ONLY INTENSIFY ALONG COASTAL AREAS...ENHANCED IN UPSLOPE AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IN THESE COASTAL LOCATIONS. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA SWINGS EASTWARD THIS EVENING RAIN WILL PICK UP AHEAD OF IT...PRIMARILY FROM BRISTOL BAY TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. RAIN WILL INTENSIFY FURTHER TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS SURFACE LOW FORMS SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND MOISTURE ADVECTS WESTWARD OVER TOP OF THIS LOW. AREAS TO THE WEST OF THIS MAIN AREA OF RAIN...PRIMARILY THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...WILL REMAIN UNDER ONSHORE FLOW WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE AND AREAS OF FOG. AS THIS STORM SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY THE NEXT STORM IN LINE...DROPPING DOWN FROM SIBERIA...WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST COAST. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE CENTRAL BERING SOUTHWARD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA WILL JUST BE CLIPPED BY THE SYSTEMS DROPPING DOWN OUT OF THE ARCTIC...WITH THE PRIMARY AREA OF GOOD UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION PASSING TO THE EAST. THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL STAY QUIET OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WEAK RIDGING. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ECMWF/GFS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT IN SYNOPTIC EVOLUTION OF PATTERN DURING THE DAY 4 THROUGH 7 PERIOD WITH THE UPPER LOW MOVING OUT OF SIBERIA TUESDAY NIGHT CUTTING OFF AND DEEPENING AS IT MOVES OVER MAINLAND ALASKA LATE THIS WEEK. THE DEEP LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE ARCTIC WILL THEN SWING DOWN AROUND THE WEST SIDE OF THIS LOW. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO PINPOINT INDIVIDUAL WAVES WITHIN THESE CYCLONIC CIRCULATIONS. HOWEVER...THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA ARE CLEAR. THIS PATTERN IS FAVORABLE FOR A CONTINUATION OF COOL AND WET. THIS DOESN'T MEAN THERE WON'T BE A DAYLONG BREAK SOMEWHERE IN THERE...BUT ON AVERAGE CONDITIONS ARE LOOKING PRETTY GLOOMY. ALSO OF NOTE...THE SIBERIAN LOW WILL DRAG DOWN SOME VERY COLD LOW LEVEL AIR WITH GFS SHOWING 850 TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO ADVECTING ACROSS THE BERING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL SUPPORT COOL SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND GOOD POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 125. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB AUG 11
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Aug 2, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 2, 4:06 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Aug 2, 7:42 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Aug 2, 7:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Aug 2, 2:46 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Aug 2, 2:56 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 16 hr |
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