Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 619, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Sep 4, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
224 FZAK52 PAFC 042345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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961 FZAK52 PAFC 050350 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 172 175 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 955 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO KODIAK ISLAND AT 965 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 747 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
246 FZAK52 PAFC 051105 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 958 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN TRACK TO AROUND 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TUE NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 55 KT DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. W OF 160W...GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ JAM
461 FZAK52 PAFC 052319 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 955 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK CITY AT 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON THEN TO 40 NM WEST OF KING SALMON AT 993 MB WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. NE GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
676 FZAK52 PAFC 061103 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 961 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF SITKINAK LATE TONIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 1000 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF 160W...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ JAM
731 FZAK52 PAFC 062359 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SITKINAK AT 996 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN TO 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 1006 THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 160W...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF 160W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 6 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
523 FZAK52 PAFC 071201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM EAST OF SAND POINT AT 999 MB WED EVENING THEN DISSIPATE THU MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT THROUGH LENARD HARBOR. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. STRONGEST WIND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 Sep 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT SUN SEP 4 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. GFS WAS MAINLY USED IN THE
SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH SOME NAM SPRINKLED IN EARLY ON AS IT HAD
BETTER DETAIL WITH THE DECAYING LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA FOR
TODAY.
IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT INTO NEXT WEEKEND WHEN THE GFS AND ECMWF BEGIN TO DIVERGE
ON HOW THEY PROGRESS THE NEXT PATTERN CHANGE.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
DECAYING UPPER LEVEL LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
THIS MORNING MOVING SLOWLY NORTH. A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LOW
STRETCHES FROM BRISTOL BAY BACK INTO EXTREME NORTHEAST SIBERIA. THE
FEATURE THAT WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER PRODUCER THIS WEEK IS A LOW
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THAT IS MOVING RAPIDLY EASTWARD. THIS
LOW CURRENTLY ONLY SHOWS UP AS A SLIGHT RIPPLE IN THE UPPER LEVEL
FLOW BUT IT HAS AN IMPRESSIVE MOISTURE FIELD AND WILL DEVELOP
RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC LATER TODAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL OPEN WAVE ALONG THE GULF COAST THIS MORNING WILL
SLOWLY MOVE INLAND TODAY AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NEGATIVELY TILTED BRISTOL BAY LOW WILL CROSS KODIAK ISLAND
TODAY AND MOVE TO THE NORTH GULF COAST TONIGHT BRINGING A DECENT
SHOT OF PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL AREAS...AND A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO INLAND AREAS. THIS FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA ON MONDAY AS IT MERGES WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THAT NEXT SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING RAPIDLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING SEA AND WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC JUST SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL THEN "BOMB OUT" SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY WITH AN EXPECTED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 958
MB MONDAY AFTERNOON A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK
ISLAND. BY TUESDAY THIS SYSTEM WILL SETTLE IN NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AND
BEGIN FILLING IN.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER FLOW WILL AMPLIFY CONSIDERABLY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK WITH THE TROUGH CENTERED ALONG 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE AND A
RIDGE TO THE WEST OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND ANOTHER TO THE
EAST OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE LOWER 48 STATES. THIS PATTERN WILL
BEGIN TO BREAK DURING NEXT WEEKEND...BUT THE GFS AND ECMWF DIFFER A
BIT ON EXACTLY HOW THAT WILL HAPPEN.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120 130 138.
GALE WARNING 125 127 129 140 150 170 172 175 176 179
180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 days | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:11 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:12 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 4, 8:37 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 4, 9:10 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 31 hr |
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