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Gale Warning 560, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 7, 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
Sep 7, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 8, 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.

110 
FZAK52 PAFC 071159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 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.

PKZ199-080300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN AK
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF AK FRI NIGHT. A KAMCHATKA LOW WILL
INTENSIFY TO 1001 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM NORTH OF ATTU.

$$

PKZ150-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-080300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-080300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-080300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
2 follow-up statements
287 
FZAK52 PAFC 072331
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1010 MB LOW NEAR BETHEL WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT
MORNING. A 1004 MB LOW 310 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE
TO 185 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 1002 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W
WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
122 
FZAK52 PAFC 081155
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING REACHES THE ALASKA PENINSULA
SUN NIGHT. A 1006 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU INTENSIFIES TO 1001
MB SUN MORNING 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU. THIS LOW THEN DISSIPATES SUN
NIGHT AS A 997 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW FORMS 25 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE...15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING T0 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC4 days
Sep 7, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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