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Gale Warning 569, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 25, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued
Aug 25, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 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.

581 
FZAK52 PAFC 252342
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND DISSIPATES FRIDAY. 
A 994 MB LOW NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS
TO 1003 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 984 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK
MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM 
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 15 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
091 
FZAK52 PAFC 260000 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

CORRECTED HEADLINE ZONE 150

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND DISSIPATES FRIDAY. 
A 994 MB LOW NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR REMAINS STATIONARY AND WEAKENS
TO 1003 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 984 MB 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK
MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 
THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 992 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING.
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM 
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 15 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 15 KT 
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
516 
FZAK52 PAFC 261200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
190 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF ON
SAT. A 996 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE SAT NIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 997 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT SAME STRENGTH LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT...BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST
OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. EAST OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$
808 
FZAK52 PAFC 261635 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

UPDATED AREAS 170 AND 171

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
190 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF ON
SAT. A 996 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE SAT NIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 997 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT SAME STRENGTH LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. EAST OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$
147 
FZAK52 PAFC 261651 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
850 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

CORRECTED AREA 170

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB
190 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF ON
SAT. A 996 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL SLOWLY
STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE SAT NIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 997 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE TO NEAR ATKA AT SAME STRENGTH LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
830 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. EAST OF SHEMYA...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EAST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$
393 
FZAK52 PAFC 262305
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO
THE GULF ON SAT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU SUN
AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT . SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S
25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
726 
FZAK52 PAFC 270043 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171

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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO
THE GULF ON SAT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTH OF ATTU SUN
AFTERNOON. A 996 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 1000 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
440 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
440 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT THIS EVENING. RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT
BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT . SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S
25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
319 
FZAK52 PAFC 271200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF SAT AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL
DRIFT EAST AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE
SUN NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW 540 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 994 MB 110 NM WEST OF ADAK LATE SAT NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1000
MB 70 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 27 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU AUG 25 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS LOOK REASONABLE THIS MORNING. UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN IS SIMILAR ON ALL MODELS THRU SUN...HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES ON HANDLING OF SURFACE FEATURES. THE NAM AND GFS LOOK
REASONABLE WITH STRONG SURFACE CENTER APPROACHING THE GULF TODAY. THE
ECMWF FORECAST APPEARS TO BE TOO FAR NORTH AND EAST...BUT THE IDEAL
OF A DEEPER PRESSURE SEEMS REASONABLE. A STRONG EASTERLY JET CARRIES
NEXT LOW CENTER RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE NEXT 24-36
HRS. TIMING LIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE...HOWEVER WILL LEAN TOWARD A
GFS/ECMWF BLEND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...PROGRESSIVE PATTERN CONTINUES. A LOW NEAR THE GULF OF
ANADYR/EASTERN RUSSIA ACTS AS A FOCAL POINT FOR WAVES MOVING ACROSS
THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF OF AK. CURRENT CENTER SOUTH OF
THE GULF OF AK...ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW... WEAKENS
AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH GULF FRI AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN
ROTATES WEST TOWARD BRISTOL BAY AND FURTHER WEAKENS SAT MORNING. A
WAVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH
A CENTER FORMING SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI MORNING. THIS
CENTER WEAKENS AS IT MOVES TO THE GULF OF AK SAT AFTERNOON/NIGHT. A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS SAT AND SHIFTS TO
NEAR SW AK SAT NIGHT/SUN AS SHORT WAVES MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE
BERING SEA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...SAT IMAGERY SHOWS AN IMPRESSIVE LOOKING
LOW APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK. BUOY AND SHIP DATA AROUND
12Z INDICATED THAT THE PRESSURE WAS IN THE 970'S. AFTERNOON
OBSERVATIONS WOULD INDICATE THE LOWS PRESSURE  IN THE UPPER 970S TO
LOWER 980S. THIS CENTER SHOULD BOTTOM OUT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER. LOW WILL
BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE GULF FRI...THEN ROTATE WEST AND
WEAKEN SAT AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THE
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH GULF GULF CENTER MOVES TO THE NORTH
GULF TONIGHT...THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI. GALES AHEAD OF
THE FRONT AND WITH THE TRAILING LOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH FRI. THE
BRUNT OF THE RAIN WILL OCCUR OVER THE GULF COAST AND EAST
EXPOSURES...WITH SHOWERS INLAND. A TRIPLE POINT MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST SAT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WINDY CONDITIONS AND RENEWED
RAINS TO THE GULF COASTS.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...RAIN FOR THE MOST PART HAS TAPPER OFF OVER
THE SW MAINLAND. WEAK RIDING TONIGHT WILL BRING AREAS OF STRATUS AND
FOG. A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH LIKELY TO KEEP SHOWERS OVER THE
INTERIOR SW AK INTO THE WEEKEND. A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA SAT WILL LIKELY CREATE LOW STRATUS AND FOG ISSUES FOR THE
COASTS.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH AREAS OF RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WAVE MOVE EASTWARD. THE
MORE SIGNIFICANT OF THE WAVES NEAR CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BRING GALES
AND STRONG WINDS AS IT MOVES TO SOUTH OF UNALASKA FRI AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG TERM WEATHER PATTERN SHOWS SIGNS OF A POTENTIAL CHANGE
BEGINNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. WHILE THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT MODEL
DISAGREEMENT...THE TREND SEEMS TO BE THAT THE PERSISTENT BERING SEA
TROUGH WILL WEAKEN AS RIDGING CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
RETROGRADES SLIGHTLY WESTWARD. THIS MAY SET THE STAGE FOR MORE ZONAL
FLOW ACROSS THE AOR...BRINGING A POSSIBLE REPRIEVE FROM THE STRONG
EARLY-FALL STORMS OF LATE...AND INSTEAD BRINGING A RETURN OF A BIT
MORE SUNSHINE AND NEAR-NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO MAINLAND ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 150 155 170 171 172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC AUG 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Aug 25, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 25, 7:55 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC8 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Aug 26, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.