Gale Warning 73, NWS Fairbanks, AK

436 
FZAK52 PAFG 021105 CCA
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

CORRECTED FORECAST FOR PKZ215.

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-030100-
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 996 MB LOW 500 MILES WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO THE GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM WED DEEPENING TO 980 MB.

$$

PKZ200-030100-
NORTON SOUND-
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TODAY...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-030100-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...SE WINDS 35 KT WITH SEAS 
12 FT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 20 KT WITH SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...NORTH WINDS 40 KT
WITH SEAS 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...SE WINDS 15 KT WITH SEAS 4 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...W OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...NW WINDS 40 KT WITH
SEAS 15 KT. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-030100-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-030100-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
303 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.TODAY...NW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

RF/SK AUG 11

594 
FZAK52 PAFG 022233
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-031400-
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 986 MB LOW NEARING THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 982 MB LOW BY WED MORNING. A 996 MB LOW
75 NM N OF DEADHORSE WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF WRANGEL ISLAND AS A
995 MB LOW BY WED EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

$$

PKZ200-031400-
NORTON SOUND-
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-031400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. FOG...
RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT...BECOMING NW ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 35 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG.
.THU...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-031400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-031400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
233 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

CF/DJH AUG 11

399 
FZAK52 PAFG 022319 CCA
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-031500-
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 986 MB LOW NEARING THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AS A 982 MB LOW BY WED MORNING. A 996 MB LOW
75 NM N OF DEADHORSE WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF WRANGEL ISLAND AS A
995 MB LOW BY WED EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

$$

PKZ200-031500-
NORTON SOUND-
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-031500-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT NW WINDS 15 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
FOG...RAIN.
.WED...S WINDS 45 KT...BECOMING NW ON SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
AFTER NOON. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT...EXCEPT S WINDS 35 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG.
.THU...NW WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-031500-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-031500-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
318 PM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.WED...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...E WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

CF/DJH AUG 11

545 
FZAK52 PAFG 031121
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-040030-
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR THE GULF OF ANADYR WILL MOVE TO 100 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NOME BY 4 AM THU.

$$

PKZ200-040030-
NORTON SOUND-
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-040030-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT OVER
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT EAST OF ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT EAST OF ST
LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.THU...NW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT EAST
OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT EAST
OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-040030-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 1 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-040030-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
321 AM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

RF/SK AUG 11

733 
FZAK52 PAFG 032234
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-041400-
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NOME BY
THU EVENING. A BROAD 1020 MB HIGH NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ200-041400-
NORTON SOUND-
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-041400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-041400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU...E WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-041400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
234 PM AKDT WED AUG 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG. DRIZZLE.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

CF/DJH AUG 11

130 
FZAK52 PAFG 041039
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-050145-
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 981 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO
NEAR THE YUKON DELTA BY THU EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 985 MB. A NEW
990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THU AFTERNOON NEAR POINT HOPE AND MOVE
SOUTHWEST TO NEAR THE BERING STRAIT FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ200-050145-
NORTON SOUND-
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-050145-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TODAY...N WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...W WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-050145-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-050145-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
239 AM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...NE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FOG...DRIZZLE.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

RL/RT AUG 11

791 
FZAK52 PAFG 042251
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-051400-
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 986 MB LOW NEAR EMMONAK WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT AS A 994
MB LOW BY EARLY FRI MORNING. A NEW 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP THU
EVENING NEAR POINT HOPE AND CONVERGE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT LOW FRI
MORNING. A 1020 MB HIGH NEAR THE NORTH POLE WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

$$

PKZ200-051400-
NORTON SOUND-
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING
TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-051400-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 40 KT...EXCEPT W WINDS 40 KT OFF THE YUKON
DELTA SEAS 11 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.FRI...SW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SEAS 4 FT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT
FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-051400-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-051400-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
251 PM AKDT THU AUG 4 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

CF/DJH AUG 11

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FZAK52 PAFG 051120
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

NORTHWESTERN ALASKA COASTAL WATERS OUT 100 NM

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-
THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ299-060230-
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 996 MB LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO NEAR BARROW
AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB BY LATE FRI EVENING. A 998 MB LOW 150 NM
WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND BY
NOON SAT. 

$$

PKZ200-060230-
NORTON SOUND-
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG...RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-060230-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT NEAR THE BERING STRAIT.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NEAR THE BERING
STRAIT. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-060230-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

.TODAY...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-060230-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
320 AM AKDT FRI AUG 5 2011

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

RL/RT AUG 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1254 AM AKDT TUE AUG 2 2011

.DISCUSSION...
NEXT MAJOR FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR THE FORECAST AREA IS A
SHORT WAVE TROUGH ALOFT WITH THE MAIN ENERGY NEAR 70N/150E
AND ITS ASSOCIATED SURFACE SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR
1000 MB. THIS FEATURE IS PROGGED BY CURRENT MODELS TO MOVE TO
THE GULF OF ANADYR AREA BY 12Z WED...SHORT WAVE ALOFT DEEPENING
INTO A CLOSED UPPER LOW WHILE THE SURFACE SYSTEM DEEPENS TO AROUND
980 MB. BY 12Z THU...SURFACE AND UPPER LOWS MOVING TO SOUTHEAST OF
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND...SURFACE LOW MAINTAINING CENTRAL PRESSURE
AROUND 980 MB.

SOUTHERLY GALES DEVELOPING OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND
MARINE AREA PKZ210 TUE NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE SURFACE LOW.
SOUTHERLY GALES SPREADING ACROSS NORTON SOUND WED. NORTHERLY GALES
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW DEVELOPING OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WED
NIGHT SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF PKZ210 THU WHILE
DIMINISHING SLIGHTLY.

RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND TUE NIGHT...SPREADING TO THE WEST COAST ZONES
TUE...AND TO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR BY TUE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SPREADING TO WESTERN INTERIOR WED NIGHT CONTINUING
THU. RAIN OR SHOWERS CONTINUING OVER THE WEST COAST AREAS
THROUGH THU...DIMINISHING THU NIGHT.

ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE EASTERN INTERIOR TUE
WILL LIKELY END WED EVENING. THE EASTERN INTERIOR WILL
REMAIN DRY THU UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT.

SOUTHERLY CHINOOK WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST
OF THE WEEK IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
LOCAL WIND GUSTS TO 30-45 MPH.

MEDIUM RANGE OUTLOOK...GEFS AND ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN 500 MB
CHARTS INDICATING LARGE SCALE CYCLONIC CIRCULATION COVERING
MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...500 MB HEIGHTS NEAR TO A LITTLE
BELOW NORMAL OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE FORECAST AREA
AND BELOW NORMAL OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA.
MEAN LOW CENTER WILL MOST LIKELY BE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL
OR NORTHERN WEST COAST. MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL
PREDOMINATE...TEMPERATURES LIKELY AVERAGING NEAR OR A LITTLE
BELOW NORMAL IN THE CENTRAL/EASTERN INTERIOR AND BELOW NORMAL
OVER THE WESTERN INTERIOR/WEST COAST.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...SOUTHERLY GALES
ACROSS NORTON SOUND WED WILL PRODUCE TIDES ABOUT 2 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF NORTON SOUND WITH
MODERATE SURF...SEAS TO 5-7 FT. WINDS...TIDAL LEVELS AND
SEAS DIMINISHING GRADUALLY WED NIGHT. NORTHERLY GALES ACROSS
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL PRODUCE WAVES TO 6-10 FT BREAKING
ONSHORE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND LATE
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...LITTLE OR NO STORM SURGE EXPECTED.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS IN ALASKA RANGE PASSES CONTINUING THROUGH
MOST OF THE WEEK...BUT MIN RH WILL NOT BE LOW ENOUGH
TO PRODUCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NONE.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GALE WARNING PKZ210.

&&

RF AUG 11