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Gale Warning 651, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 19, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 FZAK52 PAFC 191149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 975 MB LATE TUE NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING MON AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
412 FZAK52 PAFC 192336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
414 FZAK52 PAFC 200750 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1150 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 UPDATED 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE NEAR TOGIAK AT 975 MB WED. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1150 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON SEP 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
603 FZAK52 PAFC 201155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 966 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 60 NM NORTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE EVENING AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL BERING LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
081 FZAK52 PAFC 202324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 80 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING SALMON TUE NIGHT AND BECOME A NEARLY STATIONARY COMPLEX LOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE THU AFTERNOON. A 1001 MB LOW 410 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 180 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA AT 996 MB WED MORNING THEN DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA WED EVENING. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
171 FZAK52 PAFC 211119 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES 100 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WED EVENING AT 1000 MB AND THEN INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRI. A 987 MB LOW 325 NM WEST OF ATTU THU EVENING MOVES 75 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 987 MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED SEP 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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 18, 4:30 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 4:30 PM AKDT, 11 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
430 PM AKDT SUN SEP 18 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURE TODAY IS THE
STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. IT SHOULD BE NEAR ITS
LOWEST PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS
IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY.
A STRONG JET AT 250 MB WITH WINDS APPROACHING 200 MPH IS FEEDING INTO
THIS LOW. THE JET STREAM WILL REMAIN ALONG THE SAME TRACK THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS IT FLOWS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA EAST SOUTHEAST TO NEAR 45N 160W BEFORE TURNING
NORTHEASTWARD AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. HOWEVER WINDS OVER THE
GULF OF ALASKA ARE MUCH LOWER...ONLY AROUND 100 MPH IN THE JET STREAM
THERE.
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE LOW IS A WEATHER FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW. THIS FRONT
WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FOR THE MARINE AREAS IN AND AROUND THE
GULF. STORM WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT AROUND KODIAK ISLAND WITH THIS
FRONT AND A BARRIER JET WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST
MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING. THIS BARRIER JET IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AT THAT
TIME.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZE VERY GOOD ON BOTH THE STRONG
LOW IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND THE ONE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. THEY ARE LOCKED IN ON THE SAME SOLUTION INTO TUESDAY NIGHT
AND THEN A DEVELOPING LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF BEGINS TO
AFFECT THE GULF OF ALASKA OFFSHORE AREA. HUGH DIFFERENCE IN BOTH
STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THIS FEATURE BETWEEN THE GFS ECMWF NAM AND
UKMET. FOR EXAMPLE ON TUESDAY NIGHT...THE GFS IS 18 MB STRONGER AND
350 MILES FARTHER NORTH THAN THE NAM. WHILE THE SHORT TERM IS GOOD
THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN MODELS THAT WILL IMPACT THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST AREA. AREAS FROM THE ALASKA RANGE
WEST WILL NOT BE IMPACTED TOO MUCH BY THE MODEL DIFFERENCES AS THE
PARENT LOW WHICH WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE IN THOSE AREAS IS
HANDLED WELL BY ALL MODELS. IT IS THE DEVELOPING TRIPLE POINT LOW
THAT IS CAUSING THE MODELS PROBLEMS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...STRONG WINDS AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MOVE INTO KODIAK BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
SUBSIDENCE WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SIGNIFICANT CLEARING
OVER MAINLAND ALASKA SOUTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DUE TO THIS CLEARING THERE IS A CHANCE FOR AREAS THAT ARE NORMALLY
COLDER...SUCH AS EAST ANCHORAGE AND AREAS AROUND KENAI...TO SEE
TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON
BEFORE CLOUD COVER MOVES IN.
STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION BY TOMORROW
MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD. THE EASTERN PART OF THE BRISTOL
BAY ZONE WILL SEE A LARGE AMOUNT OF DOWNSLOPE WHICH SHOULD MITIGATE
THE RAINFALL...BUT AREAS WEST AND SOUTH OF KING SALMON WILL LIKELY
SEE PRECIPITATION.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...FROM MIDWEEK ON MOST OF THE WEATHER ACROSS THE
REGION WILL BE DOMINATED BY THE LARGE AND SLOWLY WEAKENING LOW THAT
WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL KEEP
THE MAINLAND IN A GENERALLY COOL AND SHOWERY PATTERN THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK. MEANWHILE THE BERING SEA REGION WILL SEE CONTINUED
NORTHERLY FLOW WITH COOL AND RELATIVELY BENIGN WEATHER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 141 160 165 170 171 172.
STORM 125 132 138 140 150 155.
HURRICANE FORCE 120 130.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
SEP 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 18, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 18, 6:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 19, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Sep 19, 12:27 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 28 hr |
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