Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 543, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2011, 7:42 AM AKDT. It was in force for 56 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, 7:42 AM AKDT (15:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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139 FZAK52 PAFC 022351 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO THE KENAI PENINSULA THU MORNING. A 987 MB SIBERIAN LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME THU AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
972 FZAK52 PAFC 041200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 65 NM EAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB NEAR NOME LATE THU NIGHT AND DRIFT NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A SIBERIAN LOW WILL MOVE TO 190 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 995 MB FRI MORNING AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 170 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
629 FZAK52 PAFC 042327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF NOME WILL MOVE TO 100 NM WEST OF KOTZEBUE AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 235 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 995 MB FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE NEAR BETHEL AT 1004 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN FEATURES A LARGE AND HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROUGH ENCOMPASSING MUCH OF THE STATE...WITH THE MEAN TROUGH AXIS LOCATED OVER WESTERN ALASKA. A QUICK LOOK AT SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS ENERGY FROM AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE OUT WEST HAS BEEN PULLED INTO THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH AND IS HELPING TO SPIN UP A CLOSED UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...WITH A CORRESPONDING SURFACE LOW SHOWING SIGNS OF DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. AHEAD OF THIS DEVELOPING LOW A BROAD AREA OF LIFT AND SOUTHERLY FLOW IS COMBINING WITH AMPLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...WITH WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH CONTINUING TO OCCUR IN PARTS OF TURNAGAIN ARM. FURTHER WEST...NORTHWEST FLOW IS INVADING MOST OF THE BERING SEA WITH CHILLY ARCTIC AIR. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MAJOR MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAJOR FEATURES AFFECTING THE STATE OF ALASKA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SOME DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED IN THE TIMING OF THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA AS IT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER THIS WILL HAVE ONLY MINOR IMPACTS ON THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WITH ALL MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT...THE NAM WAS CHOSEN FOR ITS SUPERIOR RESOLUTION AND HANDLING OF TERRAIN-INFLUENCED FEATURES SUCH AS THE NORTH GULF COAST BARRIER JET AND STRONG WINDS IN TURNAGAIN ARM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... STEADY RAIN WILL AFFECT MOST OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROTECTED BY THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN RANGES. AS VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE GETS ORGANIZED SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY...ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION. WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM SHOULD DROP A BIT DURING THE DAY TODAY WHILE GRADIENT RELAXES SLIGHTLY. DEVELOPING LOW WILL SPIN A FRONT TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT WHICH WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE WINDS ONCE AGAIN IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING LEVEL BY MID EVENING IN EAST AND WEST TURNAGAIN ARM...CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS BETWEEN ANCHORAGE AND THE KENAI PENINSULA. HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH THE MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE. OF NOTE...THE DEVELOPING BARRIER JET ALONG THE COAST WILL EXTEND INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...BRINGING NEAR-STORM FORCE WINDS TO MANY LOCATIONS NOT USED TO SUCH CONDITIONS THIS TIME OF YEAR. MEANWHILE...HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS MIDLEVEL WINDS BACK AROUND TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY AND ONSHORE THIS EVENING. AS THIS HAPPENS...A CLASSIC DOWNSLOPING PATTERN SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WESTERN KENAI THROUGH ANCHORAGE AND UP TO THE MAT-SU VALLEY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...BERING SEA...ALEUTIANS... MOST OF THE REGION WILL SEE CONTINUED NORTHWEST WINDS AND RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE EASTERN SECTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WHERE STEADY RAIN WILL FALL AS THE STORM TAKING SHAPE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA HUGS THE MOUNTAINS AND MOVES THROUGH SHELIKOF STRAIT TONIGHT. THIS RAIN WILL COME TO AN END BY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE STORM MOVES OFF TO THE NORTHEAST. HOWEVER...WEDNESDAY MORNING ANOTHER LOW WILL DROP INTO THE NORTHERN BERING FROM SIBERIA...BRINGING A SHOT OF WIDESPREAD RAIN TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS WELL AS USHERING IN SOME VERY CHILLY AIR FROM THE ARCTIC. SOME LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY SEE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 30S BEHIND THIS LOW ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS. THIS LOW WILL ALSO SPREAD AN AREA OF GALE FORCE WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... LONGWAVE TROUGH TO STAY IN PLACE OVER THE BERING SEA AND MUCH OF THE STATE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. A PARADE OF LOWS WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA...SENDING WAVES OF WIDESPREAD RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A DAY OF SUNSHINE HERE OR THERE...BUT OVERALL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CLOUDY AND COOL THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125 MARINE...GALE 120 125 128 129 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DIXON AUG 11
The office that day
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 | 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, 7:45 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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