Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 641, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 14, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 15, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
088 FZAK52 PAFC 142353 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 994 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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874 FZAK52 PAFC 150103 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 501 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 UPDATED ZONES 160 AND 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 994 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 501 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 501 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
296 FZAK52 PAFC 150921 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK AT 990 MB THU AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 994 MB FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 501 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 501 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 125 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
154 FZAK52 PAFC 151142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB ELONGATED LOW ALONG 59N IN THE NORTHERN BERING EVOLVES INTO A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND LATE FRI MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ATTU LATE THIS MORNING MOVES OVER COLD BAY LATE SAT MORNING AT 999 MB. A 995 MB LOW 150 NM OF ATTU FRI EVENING MOVES 50 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE SAT MORNING AT 986 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
123 FZAK52 PAFC 151859 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1100 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB ELONGATED LOW ALONG 59N IN THE NORTHERN BERING EVOLVES INTO A 994 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND LATE FRI MORNING. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ATTU LATE THIS MORNING MOVES OVER COLD BAY LATE SAT MORNING AT 999 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
678 FZAK52 PAFC 152317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF KIPNUK MERGES WITH A LOW COMPLEX OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TO FORM A 993 MB LOW 190 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 991 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW MOVES TO 30 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. WIND BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED SEP 14 2011 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. FORECAST TRENDS THROUGH THU NIGHT ARE REASONABLE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. THERE IS POOR CONSENSUS BETWEEN MODEL SOLUTIONS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM (84 HRS). MAJOR DIFFERENCES ARE IN THE HANDLING OF THE WEAKENING LOW MOVING TOWARD SW ALASKA THIS EVENING AND TRIPLE POINT PLACEMENT IN THE GULF. ALSO THE ECMWF BRINGS AN ANOMALOUSLY INTENSE LOW INTO THE SE GULF SAT AFTERNOON. SO CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW IN THE LATTER PORTION OF THE SHORT TERM. PLAN FOR NOW IS TO BLEND CURRENT GRIDS DURING THIS TIME FRAME WITH THE GFS FOR CONSISTENCY. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... .UPPER LEVELS(500 MB)...A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM A LOW SW OF THE PRIBILOFS TO A LOW CENTER NEAR KODIAK...THEN TO THE SE GULF. THE TROUGH OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH TO OVER THE MAINLAND TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. THE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MOVES TO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT...THEN RETROGRADES TO OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH SAT MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH ELONGATES SE TO OVER THE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI THEN LIFTS NORTH AND WEAKENS SAT AFTERNOON. .SURFACE... THE A LOW NEAR KODIAK AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH TONIGHT AND WEAKENS. A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS MOVES THE OVER KUSKOKWIM BAY THU AFTERNOON THEN RETROGRADES AND WEAKENS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDING SE ACROSS THE WESTERN AK PEN MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT. THEN FRONT THEN SLOWS NORTHWARD MOVEMENTS AS THE SOUTHERN PORTION MOVES EAST AND ELONGATES OVER THE SE GULF THU NIGHT AND FRI. A WEAK TRIPLE POINT CENTER DEVELOPS OVER THE GULF THU AND THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS THROUGH FRI. A STRENGTHENING LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON MOVES RAPIDLY EAST...UNDER A STRONG UPPER JET...TO OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... STRONG WINDS/GALES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD NORTH AND EAST SAT AHEAD OF THE FRONT MOVING INTO THE GULF. INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENTS WITH A BUILDING RIDGE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND LOW TO WEST WILL PRODUCE STRONG GAP LOWS ACROSS PORTIONS OF MAINLAND (TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE...COPPER RIVER) BEGINNING EARLY THU MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THU EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION LATE THU NIGHT/FRI AS GRADIENTS RELAX. SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE REPLACED BY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THU/THU NIGHT...WITH THE COASTS AND SE EXPOSURES CATCHING THE MAJORITY OF UPSLOPE PRECIPITATION. EXPECT RAIN TO BRING MOSTLY INTO SHOWERS FRI AND SAT. SOUTHWEST...A FRONT APPROACHING THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE REGION...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTS AND BRISTOL BAY. EXPECT STRONG GAP FLOWS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RAIN TONIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS. RAIN WITH FRONT TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS THU AND FRI. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN AK PEN THU WITH COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EASTERN BERING SEA LOW. WINDS SHOULD THEN DIMINISH FRI NIGHT. ALEUTIANS...PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS LOW CENTERS TRANSIT EAST THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 155 170 171 AND 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC SEP 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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