Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 720, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 7, 2011, 4:00 PM 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
- Oct 7, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
548 FZAK52 PAFC 072345 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AND DEEPEN TO 966 MB FRI NIGHT THEN TO 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 972 MB SAT NIGHT AND WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
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458 FZAK52 PAFC 081116 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 970 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 600 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 975 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. E OF SHEMYA...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
450 FZAK52 PAFC 082304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AT 976 MB SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT INCREASING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. NE WIND 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 8 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
445 FZAK52 PAFC 091145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 310 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 978 MB TONIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT EAST OF KISKA IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 20 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
774 FZAK52 PAFC 092300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 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. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT DIMINISHING TO 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 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 Oct 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT FRI OCT 7 2011
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM.
PREFERENCE TOWARD THE GFS...WITH SOME NAM BLENDED IN FOR BETTER
DETAIL NEAR AND OVER TERRAIN.
THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SOME DISCREPANCIES BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY
TUESDAY WITH THE TIMING/HANDLING OF A TROUGH MOVING INTO THE AREA.
THESE DIFFERENCES SPREAD EAST TO WESTERN ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL BY THURSDAY. GFS WAS PREFERRED FOR THE
EXTENDED.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING WITH
WEAK RIDGING OVER THE BERING SEA AND OVER THE YUKON TERRITORY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SPINNING UP SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
AND MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA UPPER LOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH GRADUALLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE LOW
SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN TAKE A TRACK
ALMOST STRAIT EAST ALONG 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND WILL BE IN
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION AND STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT
AND TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION AND
GALE FORCE WINDS WILL REACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A WEAK UPPER LOW WILL BE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND MOVE VERY
SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA ON MONDAY...MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY AND TO
WESTERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY. A DEEP TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN BERING FROM SIBERIA ON TUESDAY AND MARCH ACROSS THE BERING
SEA AND BE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA SOMETIME ON THURSDAY WITH
THE RIDGE PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND EJECTING THE WEAK
UPPER LOW. BY FRIDAY THE TROUGH WILL BE PUSHING INTO SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WITH CYCLONIC WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE BERING. THIS TIMING IS
BASED ON THE GFS...WITH THE ECMWF SHOWING A SLOWER TIMING OF THESE
FEATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 170 172 175.
GALE WARNING 155 171 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
LUDWIG OCT 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.