Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 560, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
170 FZAK52 PAFC 212350 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR EMMONAK MONDAY MORNING. A LOW IN EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 45 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 987 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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838 FZAK52 PAFC 221140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW IN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 993 MB LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ASHORE SOUTHWEST AK TUE EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE NORTHWEST BERING MON NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 35 KT BERING SIDE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NE 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
778 FZAK52 PAFC 221758 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-230300- 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW IN SIBERIA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 993 MB LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING ASHORE SOUTHWEST AK TUE EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL TRACK FROM THE NORTHWEST BERING MON NIGHT TO THE EASTERN BERING WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 35 KT BERING SIDE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS BECOMING NE 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-230300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
023 FZAK52 PAFC 222302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231500- 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 375 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY TUE MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 35 NM WEST OF NOME AT 990 MB BY WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL EXTEND SOUTH DOWN OVER THE PENINSULA AROUND THE COLD BAY AREA. $$ PKZ150-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-231500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-231500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-231500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-231500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-231500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-231500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-231500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON AUG 22 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
427 FZAK52 PAFC 231148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 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. PKZ199-240300- 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 990 MB TUE NIGHT...THEN MOVE ASHORE THE WESTERN AK COAST WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SWING TO THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS THROUGH WED. A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO AROUND 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 997 MB WED MORNING...AND TRACK TO 240 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 989 MB THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-240300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-240300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-240300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-240300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. WINDS BECOMING NW 30 KT WEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-240300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-240300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-240300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-240300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-240300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 23 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY MID EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 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 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT SUN AUG 21 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE GFS/NAM/ECMWF ADEQUATELY HANDLE THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WITH A SHORT WAVE LIFTING ACROSS THE EASTERN MAINLAND MON AND A DIGGING LONG WAVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. DIFFERENCES ARISE IN THE SURFACE AND QPF FIELDS. THE NAM SEEMS TO BE THE MORE PROGRESSIVE OF THE SOLUTIONS BY MOVING A SURFACE LOW TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WELL AHEAD OF THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS AND ALSO BRINGS CONSIDERABLY MORE QPF INTO COOK INLET/SUSITNA VALLEY WED. THE DIGGING UPPER TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL LIKELY BUILD A RIDGE OVER BRISTOL BAY AND TEND TO SLOW THE SURFACE CENTER DOWN. THIS WOULD FAVOR THE GFS AND TO A LESSER EXTENT THE ECMWF SOLUTION. SO THE GFS IS OVERALL PREFERRED FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .500MB...LOW CENTER OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS MON NIGHT/TUE AS SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND DIGS ACROSS SW AK AND KODIAK. A LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF TUE AND MOVES SE WHILE THE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA. THE LOW THAT MOVES TOWARD SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON RETROGRADES WEST TUE AS A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS IN DIGGING TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON AND WED. BY WED AFTERNOON...THE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN SIBERIA TO SE OF THE AK PEN. THE RIDGE WHICH BUILDS OVER BRISTOL BAY TUE MOVES TO THE EASTERN MAINLAND/EAST GULF WED AFTERNOON. .SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF AK THROUGH WED. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW CENTERS OVER THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN GULF OF AK HOLDS LOW PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THROUGH WED. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING OVER WESTERN AK MOVES INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET MON MORNING THEN CONTINUES NORTH AND EAST TO THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WESTERN GULF MON NIGHT/TUE. LOW NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR MOVES TO SOUTHERN NORTON SOUND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS WITH WEAK RIDGING OVER BRISTOL BAY. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER MOVING ACROSS EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND TUE WITH A PRESSURE IN THE UPPER 980S. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... BREAKS IN THE CLOUD COVER AND A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH WILL ALLOW FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. CONDITIONS LOOK A LITTLE MORE STABLE MON...HOWEVER STILL COULD SEE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE AK RANGE. SHOWERS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. INCREASING MOISTURE WITH THE TROUGH MOVING INTO SOUTHERN COOK INLET MON MORNING WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR RAIN...WHICH WILL SPREAD TO MUCH OF THE KENAI/ANCHORAGE BOWL MON NIGHT THEN BECOME MORE SHOWERY TUE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST... SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING WILL BE REPLACED BY STRATUS AND FOG AS RIDING BUILDS OVERNIGHT. EXTENSIVE LOW CLOUDS OVER WESTERN COASTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS OR RAIN INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA MON WITH APPROACH OF UPPER TROUGH AND WEAKENING SURFACE LOW. DEVELOPING LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH WILL BRING WARMING TEMPS AND RAIN TO MUCH OF SW AK TUE AFTERNOON/NIGHT. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW YIELDING GALE-FORCE GUSTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AKPEN AND ADJACENT WATERS...WEAKENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM DROPPING OUT OF SIBERIA TO BRING A LARGER SWATH OF GALES TO THE BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH MID-WEEK. LION'S SHARE OF THE PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO HIT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE SYSTEM WORKS EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE AOR LARGELY REMAINS IN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH THROUGH LATE WEEK KEEPING THINGS UNSETTLED. JET STREAM SUPPORTING STRONG SYSTEMS IN THE BERING/ALEUTIAN REGION EVENTUALLY MIGRATES EAST...ALLOWING STORM TRACK TOWARDS THE GULF OF AK...WITH POSSIBLE INCREASING SENSIBLE WEATHER IMPACTS TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 180 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC AUG 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Aug 22, 1:19 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Aug 22, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 51 hr |
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