Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 353, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
057 FZAK52 PAFC 251110 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 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. PKZ199-260300- 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1004 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED EVENING AT 985 MB AND THEN STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
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004 FZAK52 PAFC 252339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 280 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE EARLY THU. A 990 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED NIGHT AT 980 MB AND THEN WEAKEN AS IT DRIFTS SOUTHEAST THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE NORTHWEST BERING SEA FRI. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED APR 25 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$
054 FZAK52 PAFC 261144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 180 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 270 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT AT 994 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRIDAY AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$
556 FZAK52 PAFC 262339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI AND THEN MOVE TO 135 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$ JM
151 FZAK52 PAFC 271146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
129 FZAK52 PAFC 271722 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
780 FZAK52 PAFC 272148 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 180 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 920 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 145 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. $$
407 FZAK52 PAFC 272326 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE WELL SOUTH OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KODIAK. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ JM
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 Apr 24, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT TUE APR 24 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WITH AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS DUG DOWN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS ALSO AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING FROM THE NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AT THE SURFACE THE LOW IN THE GULF IS BECOMING VERTICALLY STACKED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW AND WILL MOSTLY STAY IN PLACE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THURSDAY. THE SURFACE RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA IS HOLDING STRONG AND WILL BLOCK THE FORWARD PROGRESS OF A LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA. IT WILL ALSO KEEP THE STORM TRACK SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER. LATE IN THE WEEK THE ECMWF TENDS TO BE A LITTLE SLOWER IN THE MOVEMENT OF FEATURES BUT IT IS NOT A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AT THIS TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE MOVING THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS BRINGING SOME RAIN SHOWERS TO THOSE REGIONS THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS ALSO DESTABILIZING THE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS FROM ANCHORAGE NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN HAS THE CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS THERE HAS BEEN ENOUGH BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS TO HEAT UP THAT AREA AND FURTHER DESTABILIZE IT. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE STABLE TOMORROW IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE DRY NORTHEAST FLOW THAT WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THIS DRY AIR IS BEGINNING TO REACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRING SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. HOWEVER THE AREA AROUND COLD BAY REMAINS AFFECTED BY STRATUS AND THIS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT WHEN THE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE STATE THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK LEAVING WEAK FLOW OVER MOST AREAS...EXCEPT FOR THE ALEUTIANS. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN MOSTLY STABLE SO AFTERNOON CONVECTION IS UNLIKELY. HOWEVER A FEW SHOWERS COULD DEVELOP IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AS THAT AREAS WILL BE A LITTLE LESS STABLE THAN THE REST OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr |
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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.