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Gale Warning 732, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
718 FZAK52 PAFC 132301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 982 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO NORTHWESTERN GULF FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW OVER THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ATTU AT 996 MB FRI EVENING AND TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1003 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W OF SHEMYA...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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316 FZAK52 PAFC 141156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND BY NOON FRI. A 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB THEN MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT EVENING AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141801 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 CORRECTED ZONES 165 170 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL MOVE INLAND BY NOON FRI. A 997 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TO 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB THEN MOVE TO NEAR SHEMYA EARLY SAT MORNING. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT EVENING AT 1004 MB. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1000 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
600 FZAK52 PAFC 142303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB NEAR KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 190 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1006 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. A RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 14 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 151152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 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 SAT OCT 15 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR ATTU WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 1005 MB SAT NIGHT THEN TO 570 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 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 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT THU OCT 13 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ON TAP THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MAIN PARENT LOW OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTH OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT...GIVING WAY TO A STRENGTHENING LOW DEVELOPING NEAR 50N 180 THIS MORNING THAT WILL MOVE TO NEAR BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING AND THEN DISSIPATING LATE SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN MOVE EAST TO SOUTH OF THE AKPEN BY SUNDAY...THEN WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AND TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW BEGINS TO BECOME ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING SEA BY WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. PREFERRED TO USE THE NAM WHICH SEEMED TO REPRESENT A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN THE MORE PROGRESSIVE GFS AND THE SLOWER EC WITH RESPECT TO STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE 50N 180 MOVING TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT AND THEN INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL... CLOUDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE COOK INLET REGION AHEAD OF THE FIRST OF SEVERAL SYSTEMS TO AFFECT THE REGION IN THE NEXT WEEK. FIRST ECHOES ON RADAR ARE APPROACHING THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD THE AREA FOR A SHORT TIME TODAY. ENOUGH COLD AIR SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR A RAIN/SNOW MIX...BUT NO ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY FURTHER NORTH IN THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE LOW PRESSURE APPROACHES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF AND HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. HEAVY RAINS WILL FALL ALONG THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AS COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE AND RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP OVER ANCHORAGE AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... WEATHER FRONT OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND WILL OVERSPREAD RAIN...WITH SOME MIXED PRECIPITATON OR SNOW ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRINGES...THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW LATE FRIDAY WILL LIKELY SUPPORT A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS MOST AREAS BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... FAST-MOVING GALE-FORCE LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND MODERATE RAIN TO MANY AREAS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EAST TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA...ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING AND WILL KEEP MOST OF THE AREA DRY EXCEPT FOR COLD ADVECTION UPSLOPE SHOWERS ON THE NORTHERN AKPEN. A RELATIVELY WEAKER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... RESIDUAL LOW ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE MONDAY BEFORE THE NEXT GALE-FORCE SYSTEM IN SOUTHERLY FLOW APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY AND PERSISTS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW LOOKS TO CONTINUE AS A PERSISTENT TROUGH LOOKS TO BECOME STATIONARY OVER THE BERING SEA BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH...101 125 MARINE...GALES...120 125 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 172 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. 29 OCT 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 13, 4:06 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 14, 10:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr |
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