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Gale Warning 572, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
775 FZAK52 PAFC 142304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK AT 992 MB...THEN STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY NEAR TOGIAK AT 976 MB LATE SUN MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO AROUND 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 995 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO AROUND 90 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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884 FZAK52 PAFC 151150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 145 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE THIS MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 995 MB WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 976 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 997 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 988 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS... EAST WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA WEST...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
477 FZAK52 PAFC 152356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH MON. A 990 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 989 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF ST PAUL AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
170 FZAK52 PAFC 160546 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 UPDATED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM AT 974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH MON. A 990 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 989 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 110 NM EAST OF ST PAUL AT 986 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 945 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
587 FZAK52 PAFC 161138 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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 SUN SEP 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE ASHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM PORT MOLLER W...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 16 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 Sep 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 14, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKDT FRI SEP 14 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A FAIRLY ZONAL WESTERLY FLOW EXISTS AT THE MOMENT ACROSS THE GREAT LAND. SEVERAL EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES ARE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE FLOW. THE FIRST WEAK TROUGH IS SPREADING MID LEVEL CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL. THE NEXT DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY SITS OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WITH A WEAK SURFACE REFLECTION. FURTHER OUT WEST A COUPLE FEATURES OF INTEREST ARE TAKING SHAPE WITH HUGE FORECAST IMPLICATIONS. THE FIRST...A POTENT SHORTWAVE ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE ORIENTED FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC. THE SECOND...A DEEP COLD CORE UPPER LOW DIGGING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN BERING THIS MORNING. .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE COMING TOGETHER ON A SOLUTION FOR THE IMPENDING STRONG LOW THIS WEEKEND. SOME SPREAD STILL EXISTS AS FAR AS STRENGTH AND POSITION OF THE LOW THE GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONG THE MODELS IS A STRONG SUB-985 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE ALASKAN PENINSULA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NAM/GFS HAVE BEEN SHOWING A MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH AND HENCE SLOWER SOLUTION WHILE THE ECMWF/GEM A MORE NEUTRAL TILT AND FASTER SOLUTION THAT DEEPENS AS IT MOVES INLAND. BOTH THE 00Z RUNS OF THE ECMWF/GEM HAVE TRENDED MORE TOWARD THE AMERICAN MODELS WITH RESPECT TO TROUGH ORIENTATION AND SUBSEQUENT SURFACE DEVELOPMENT THOUGH BOTH ARE STILL QUICKER MOVING THE LOW INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. THE 12Z RUNS TODAY SHOULD BE VERY TELLING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A WEAK DISTURBANCE ALOFT IS FORCING ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING IN THE MATANUSKA AND SUSITNA VALLEYS. AS THE SECOND DISTURBANCE ALOFT MOVES UP COOK INLET TODAY THESE SHOWERS WILL GIVE WAY TO A MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN IN MOST AREAS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STEADY RAIN LIES IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND NORTH GULF COAST AREAS...THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA...AND COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE PERIODS OF DOWNSLOPING OFF THE TERRAIN AND DRYING. THIS WEEKEND A VERY STRONG LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND WILL BRING A SURGE OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALONG WITH VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. THE EXTENT OF THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MOVE CLEARER AS THE SITUATION PROGRESSES...BUT TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS THOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THEY WILL REACH THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AT THIS POINT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TURN INTO A MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN TODAY...MAINLY EAST OF THE KILBUCK MOUNTAINS...AS A DISTURBANCE ALOFT MOVES INLAND ALONG WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT THAT WILL EVENTUALLY STALL AND DISSIPATE. AS THE FIRST DISTURBANCE ROTATES TO THE NORTH AND SHEARS APART A NEW SYSTEM BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKAN PENINSULA THIS WEEKEND. A COMPACT POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC LOOKS TO PHASE WITH AN INCOMING COLD CORE UPPER LOW CURRENTLY DROPPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO THE WHOLE MAINLAND AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...A COLD CORE UPPER LOW WILL BRING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CHAIN TODAY. AS THIS LOW MERGES WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP...MAINLY FOR THE EASTERN CHAIN. A FRONT WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE WESTERN CHAIN OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE EXTENDED PATTERN LOOKS TO BE VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE WITH A STOUT NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE BUILDING. GENERAL TROUGHING OVER THE BERING WITH UPPER LOW CENTERS DROPPING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL LEAVE MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA IN A DEEP LAYER SOUTHWEST FLOW WHICH IS VERY CONDUCIVE FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 101 125 MARINE...GALE 130 132 138 150 176 179 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MTL SEP 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 14, 4:09 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 15, 2:51 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:04 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:12 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:23 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Sep 15, 3:30 PM AKDT | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 5 days |
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