Gale Warning 80, NWS Fairbanks, AK

886 
FZAK52 PAFG 091003
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 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.

PKZ299-100115-
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TODAY. THE
LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN TONIGHT. ON SATURDAY A TROUGH WILL
EXTEND FROM WEST OF WRANGEL ISLAND TO ALONG THE EASTERN BEAUFORT
SEA COAST. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA
SATURDAY AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB 400 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ200-100115-
NORTON SOUND-
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

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

.TODAY...W WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN DEVELOPING.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-100115-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

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

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH AND WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE
ISLAND. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT BECOMING SW DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY
MIDNIGHT FROM SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WEST. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST
SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. FOG.
.SAT...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ215-100115-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AFTER NOON.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-100115-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
203 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER NOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. FOG.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JK/CB SEP 11

872 
FZAK52 PAFG 092225
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 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.

PKZ299-101330-
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE
EAST OF NORTON SOUND BY SAT EVENING. ANOTHER TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE CHUKCHI SEA EAST TO ICY CAPE AND INLAND OVER THE BROOKS
RANGE WILL MOVE NORTH. ON SAT AT 4 PM AKDT...THE TROUGH WILL
EXTEND FROM WRANGEL ISLAND TO NORTH OF BARROW AND EAST TO
DEMARCATION POINT. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN
RUSSIA SAT NIGHT AND SUN.

$$

PKZ200-101330-
NORTON SOUND-
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-101330-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-101330-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-101330-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
225 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

SAK/DA SEP 11

239 
FZAK52 PAFG 100946
CWFWCZ

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR NORTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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.

PKZ299-110100-
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS FOR NORTHWEST COAST...
A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE BERING STRAIT TO THE YUKON DELTA COAST
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN
CHUKCHI SEA AND KOTZEBUE SOUND AND WEAKEN TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA TO THE EASTERN
BROOKS RANGE. THE TROUGH WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH SUNDAY. A
990 MB LOW ALONG THE NORTHEAST KAMCHATKA COAST EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB IN NORTHEAST RUSSIA 250 NM WEST OF THE
GULF OF ANADYR BY 4 AM AKDT SUNDAY.


$$

PKZ200-110100-
NORTON SOUND-
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 40 KT BECOMING SW DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WINDS 30 KT BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT. FOG.
.SUN...S WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ210-110100-
DALL POINT TO WALES-
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...SW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT NORTH OF SAINT
LAWRENCE ISLAND. RAIN. FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT...HIGHEST SOUTH
OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND.
.SUN...S WINDS 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ215-110100-
KOTZEBUE SOUND-
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

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

.TODAY...S WINDS 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ220-110100-
WALES TO CAPE THOMPSON-
146 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WINDS 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JK/CB SEP 11

NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
632 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
ALOFT...THE LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER ALASKA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SAT
AS THE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS. AS THIS HAPPENS FLOW
WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY FRI AND SAT. RIDGING WILL REBUILD OVER
THE INTERIOR OVER ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS MEANS NORTHERN
ALASKA WILL REMAIN GENERALLY CLOUDY AND WET THROUGH FRI AND THEN
THE INTERIOR WILL SEE AND WARMING AND DRYING TREND.

A SHORT AVE TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO A
BARROW TO GALENA LINE BY 4PM TODAY AND TO THE ALCAN BORDER BY 4PM FRI.
THIS WILL CAUSE THE SURFACE FRONT OVER THE INTERIOR TO BE RE-
ENERGIZED TONIGHT AND MOVE EAST AS A COLD FRONT.

SURFACE...
A WEATHER FRONT FROM ARCTIC VILLAGE O MCGRATH WILL REMAIN QUASI-
STATIONARY TODAY AND THEN MOVE EAST AS A COLD FRONT TO AN EAGLE TO
DENALI PARK LINE BY 4PM FRI. THERE IS RAIN NORTH OF THE FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE EAST WITH THE FRONT. SCATTERED TO ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL
OCCUR ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE FRONT. THERE WILL EVEN BE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS IN ZONES 227 AND 221 TODAY SOUTH OF THE FRONT.
EXPECT 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 3000 FT IN ZONE 206 TODAY AND
ANOTHER SEVERAL INCHES ALL ELEVATIONS TONIGHT AS THE COLD AIR
MOVES IN. ATIGUN PASS COULD GET UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH
TONIGHT.

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING AND CHUKCHI SEA WILL MOVE EAST OVER
THE WEST COAST AND ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA TODAY. THIS IS CAUSING
WINDS TO DECREASE IN THOSE AREA.

A LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE
LISBURNE AS A 993 MB LOW BY 4PM FRI AND TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF
BARROW AS A 1000 MB LOW BY 4PM SAT. THIS WILL CAUSE STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OVER THE BERING AND CHUKCHI
SEAS. THIS WILL CAUSE SEA LEVELS TO RISE SEVERAL FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN ARCTIC COAST OF ALASKA
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE RISING SEA LEVELS COMBINED WITH HIGH
WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION
ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTLINES STARTING FRIDAY. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BE A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAN THE HIGH SURF EARLIER
THIS WEEK.

A STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA ON SAT.
THIS WILL CAUSE S-SW WINDS TO CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING
SEA.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS INITIALIZE WELL. SIMILAR SOLUTIONS THROUGH 4AM FRI THEN
THE GFS MOVES THE CHUKCHI SEA LOW EAST FASTER THAN OTHER MODELS.
CONSIDERING THAT THERE IS FAST WEST FLOW ALOFT SUPPORTING THIS
SYSTEM AND THAT MODELS TEND TO MOVE THESE LOWS TOO SLOWLY WE OPTED
TO GO WITH THE FASTER GFS.

COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY OVER THE BERING AND
CHUKCHI SEAS. THIS WILL CAUSE SEA LEVELS TO RISE SEVERAL FEET
ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE WEST COAST AND WESTERN ARCTIC COAST OF
ALASKA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE RISING SEA LEVELS COMBINED WITH
HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION
ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTLINES STARTING FRIDAY. THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BE A MORE SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAN THE HIGH SURF EARLIER
THIS WEEK. THE HIGH SURF WILL CONTINUE INTO SAT.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
NONE SIGNIFICANT.

&&

.AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PKZ210-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230.
&&

JB SEP 11

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

...HIGH SURF IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN ALASKA COAST STARTING FRIDAY...

A STORM DEVELOPING EARLY FRIDAY IN THE CHUKCHI SEA WILL CAUSE
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP FRIDAY OVER THE BERING AND
CHUKCHI SEAS. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER A LONG FETCH
LENGTH WHICH WILL CAUSE SEA LEVELS TO RISE SEVERAL FEET ABOVE
NORMAL ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE
RISING SEA LEVELS COMBINED WITH HIGH WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE
HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION ALONG SOUTH AND WEST FACING
COASTLINES STARTING FRIDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A MORE
SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAN THE HIGH SURF EARLIER THIS WEEK. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE BOATS AND OTHER ITEMS OFF THE BEACH AND TO HIGHER
GROUND TODAY BEFORE THE HIGH SURF DEVELOPS.

AKZ213-090000-
ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-
INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...
WALES...DIOMEDE
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

...HEAVY SURF POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY MORNING...

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTLINES
SUCH AS AT GAMBELL...LITTLE DIOMEDE...WALES AND PORT CLARENCE.

AKZ207-090000-
CHUKCHI SEA COAST-
INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTLINES
SUCH AS AT KIVALINA AND POINT HOPE.

AKZ209-090000-
BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY-
INCLUDING...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAINLY AFFECT SOUTH AND WEST FACING
COASTLINES SUCH AS AT KOTZEBUE.

AKZ211-090000-
SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST-
INCLUDING...NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON FRIDAY AND CONTINUE
INTO SUNDAY. WITH A SEA LEVEL RISE OF 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...WAVES
ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK HIGHER UP ON THE BEACH AND CAUSE MINOR
EROSION. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE WAVES TO WASH OVER THE NOME TO
COUNCIL ROAD MAKING TRAVEL ON THAT ROAD DIFFICULT. PEOPLE ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MOVE ITEMS OFF THE BEACH AT NOME BY TONIGHT.

AKZ212-090000-
EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS-
INCLUDING...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS...ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...
SHAKTOOLIK
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY. WITH A SEA LEVEL RISE OF SEVERAL FEET ABOVE NORMAL WAVES
ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK HIGHER UP ON THE BEACH AND CAUSE MINOR
EROSION.

AKZ214-090000-
YUKON DELTA-
INCLUDING...EMMONAK...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...
PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...NUNAM IQUA...
PITKAS POINT
847 AM AKDT THU SEP 8 2011

HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO
SUNDAY. WITH A SEA LEVEL RISE OF SEVERAL FEET ABOVE NORMAL WAVES
ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK HIGHER UP ON THE BEACH AND CAUSE MINOR
EROSION.