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Gale Warning 437, NWS Anchorage, AK

June 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jun 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

939 
FZAK52 PAFC 151157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEAKENS THROUGH FRI
AFTERNOON THEN BUILDS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA SAT. A SERIES OF
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...NE 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
969 
FZAK52 PAFC 151737 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

UPDATED ZONE 165

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 FRI JUN 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WEAKENS THROUGH FRI
AFTERNOON THEN BUILDS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA SAT. A SERIES OF
LOW PRESSURE CENTERS WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA THROUGH SAT. 

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT IN THE MORNING. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...NE 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE
DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT GUSTING 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG BERING COAST.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
939 
FZAK52 PAFC 160016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
TO THE GULF SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.


$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI JUN 15 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
506 
FZAK52 PAFC 161158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE TO THE GULF SATURDAY. 
$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT JUN 16 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jun 14, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 15, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jun 15, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days

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Sources

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