Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 542, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 31, 2012, 10:35 PM AKDT. It was in force for 41 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
- Aug 31, 2012, 10:35 PM AKDT (06:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 FZAK52 PAFC 010536 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1035 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 UPDATED ZONE 176 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. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 987 MB SAT AFTERNOON 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB SUN AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR PLATINUM. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND LESS THAN 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 1035 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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218 FZAK52 PAFC 011202 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 235 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 983 MB SAT NIGHT 200 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW MOVES EAST TO 135 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
988 FZAK52 PAFC 012328 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 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. PKZ199-021500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 984 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR KIPNUK. A LOW FROM KAMCHATKA INTENSIFIES TO 979 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
893 FZAK52 PAFC 021157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB SUN EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM...THEN MOVES INLAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER LATE MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 999 MB LOW 365 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB 90 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHENS FURTHER TO 971 MB 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
420 FZAK52 PAFC 021531 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 172 175 176 179 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. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB SUN EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM...THEN MOVES INLAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER LATE MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 999 MB LOW 365 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB 90 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHENS FURTHER TO 971 MB 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 705 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 705 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
592 FZAK52 PAFC 021748 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 55 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB SUN EVENING AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM...THEN MOVES INLAND AT THE MOUTH OF THE KUSKOKWIM RIVER LATE MON MORNING WHILE WEAKENING TO 985 MB. A 999 MB LOW 365 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON INTENSIFIES TO 982 MB 90 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHENS FURTHER TO 971 MB 125 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 945 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 945 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 705 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 705 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 AM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
324 FZAK52 PAFC 022326 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL TONIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA ON MON. A 999 MB LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 40 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE...18 FT BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 31, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 5:00 PM AKDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT FRI AUG 31 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE ALCAN THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CLOSED UPPER LOW PERSISTING OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE TROUGH AXIS EXTENDS SOUTH OF THE ALCAN INTO THE WESTERN GULF. UPPER RIDGES ARE OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS OVER MAINLAND AK...AN EMBEDDED LOW IS NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS WITH A TRIPLE POINT ENTERING THE SOUTHERN GULF. A SHARP RIDGE IS ALONG THE COAST...ENHANCING CHANNELED FLOW ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND TURNAGAIN ARM. DECAYING LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA WITH LITTLE EFFECT ON THE ANCHORAGE FORECAST AREA. THE NEXT BERING LOW IS OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING WITH A ZONALLY ORIENTED FRONT EXTENDING NEARLY AS FAR EAST AS THE PRIBILOFS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH 60 HOURS...AT WHICH TIME THE GFS BECOMES THE OUTLIER. THE WESTERN BERING LOW WILL REACH BRISTOL BAY DURING THAT TIME AND GALES WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT ACROSS THE REGION. EAST OF THE AK PEN ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE NORTH GULF COAST AND BEYOND AS THE TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVES RAPIDLY NORTH AND MOVES INLAND SAT MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD INTO THE COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE WEST YET ANOTHER LOW ENTERS THE BERING ON MON...REACHING WESTERN AK WED INTO THU. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT REACHES THE NORTH GULF COAST ON THU. THE FORECAST UTILIZES THE NAM AND GFS IN THE SHORT TERM...MIGRATING TO THE EC AND THEN HPC GUIDANCE IN THE MID TO LONG RANGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SMALL CRAFT AND GALE FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING ON MON AND REACH THE CENTRAL BERING MON NIGHT. FOR SW AK...SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND SAT. RAIN WILL ARRIVE WITH THE FRONT AND PERSIST THROUGH MON. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT AND SAT. PRECIPITATION WILL EASE SAT NIGHT INTO SUN...BUT RAIN FROM THE BERING SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AK AND ALEUTIAN RANGES SUN AND MON. WHEN THE FRONT FROM THE BERING SYSTEM ARRIVES ON SUN IT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND OTHER CHANNELED AREAS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE SECOND BERING LOW WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE CHAIN INTO WED. SW AK WILL HAVE SOME DRYING ON TUE...BUT THE SECOND BERING LOW WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN BY WED. SE OF THE AK RANGE WILL HAVE DIMINISHING SHOWERS REPLACED BY RAIN RETURNING WED AND THU. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 170 172 175 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS AUG 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Aug 31, 7:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Aug 31, 10:35 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr |
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