Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 650, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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
- Oct 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 4, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
407 FZAK52 PAFC 021200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 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 TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 1003 MB THIS EVENING 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 978 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 110 NM EAST OF ATKA WED MORNING. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 971 MB WED NIGHT 50 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. SW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N FROM ATKA W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY... BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF AMCHITKA PASS. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM SHEMYA W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
148 FZAK52 PAFC 022322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 30 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...N 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
485 FZAK52 PAFC 030428 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 825 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 UPDATED ZONES 170 176 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. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES NORTH AND WEAKENS TONIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 30 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 825 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...N 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 825 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
909 FZAK52 PAFC 031132 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES TO 120 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL AND INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB THURSDAY EVENING AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 19 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE FROM DUTCH HARBOR W...SE 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 16 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
866 FZAK52 PAFC 031531 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES TO 120 NM NW OF SAINT PAUL AND INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB THURSDAY EVENING AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 19 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 730 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 10 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE FROM DUTCH HARBOR W...SE WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 16 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
713 FZAK52 PAFC 032325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 981 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE WESTERN PACIFIC MOVES TO 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 974 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT EAST OF 160W. .THU NIGHT...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...WEST OF 160W...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 15 FT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN. .THU...EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 10 FT NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED OCT 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
235 FZAK52 PAFC 041203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 60 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 978 MB FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO 180 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU OCT 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 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 Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT MON OCT 1 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER THE GULF AND MAINLAND ALASKA AS AN UPPER LOW WEAKENS AND DRIFTS SOUTHEASTWARD INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA...YIELDING PARTLY SUNNY SKIES OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS IN PLACE OVER THE BERING...WITH ONE LOW CENTERED NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AND ANOTHER PROGRESSING EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BERING LOW EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE AREA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...DEVELOPING A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN TONIGHT AS THE LOW CURRENTLY TRAVERSING THE ALEUTIANS BEGINS TO DISSIPATE...THEN BRINGING IT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MODELS ARE ALSO IN GENERAL AGREEMENT IN BRINGING THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON JELAWAT ALONG 50N THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING ON WEDNESDAY. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL AK TONIGHT AS THE DECAYING FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST AK APPROACHES. MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL THEN MOVE IN ON TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. RAIN WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY ALONG THE GULF COAST AS THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. HOWEVER...INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION AND PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ON WEDNESDAY AS TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL RIDGING MOVES THROUGH IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT SYSTEM IN THE BERING. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED SHORTWAVE MOVES OVERHEAD...FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF BREAK IN PRECIPITATION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE TROPICAL REMNANTS MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA. RAIN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE COAST ON WEDNESDAY. ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE CHAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN BEFORE THAT SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND BEGINS TO DISSIPATE. ADDITIONAL RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE CHAIN FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF JELAWAT MOVE ALONG 50N AND THEN INTO THE BERING. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN LOOKS TO BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED LATE IN THE WEEK...LIKELY RESULTING IN MORE PRECIPITATION FOR MUCH OF THE AREA AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND RIDGING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC YIELD BROAD SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 179 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE CB OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Oct 1, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 2, 3:35 PM AKDT | Coastal Flood Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.