Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 680, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 19, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
238 FZAK52 PAFC 192336 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 0 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF AMCHITKA...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
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099 FZAK52 PAFC 200034 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF AMCHITKA...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
273 FZAK52 PAFC 200237 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SAT. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 635 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF COLD BAY. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E OF AMCHITKA...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF AMCHITKA...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
038 FZAK52 PAFC 201145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN WITH A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA STRENGTHENING INTO A 997 MB LOW 340 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE BERING SEA BY SUNDAY LATE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
393 FZAK52 PAFC 202317 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 285 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA AT 990 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER...WIND BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 8 FT E OF SHEMYA. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 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 Oct 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 19 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS MOVING EASTWARD AND IMPACTING THE WEATHER OVER THE STATE MORE AS IT PUSHES THE UPPER LEVEL LOW INTO THE SOUTHEAST ALASKA PANHANDLE. THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AT THAT TIME. THIS WILL INCREASE THE NORTHERLY FLOW IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND PROVIDE MORE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AT THE SURFACE THE HIGH IS CENTERED NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE SURFACE LOW IS IN THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND IS CONTINUING TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND MOST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA BUT ARE STRUGGLING A LITTLE WITH A FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BERING SEA THIS WEEKEND. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WITH THE FRONT IS THE STRENGTH AND ORIENTATION THE ECMWF HAS WITH IT IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON SUNDAY. THE GFS.NAM SOLUTIONS LOOK BETTER WITH THE WAY THIS FRONT IS SLAMMING INTO THE LARGE RIDGE OVER THE STATE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE THERE WILL BE LITTLE WEATHER OF NOTE EXCEPT FOR WINDS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS INCREASING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA AND DECREASING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA. TYPICAL GAP WINDS SUCH AS THE THROUGH THE MATANUSKA RIVER VALLEY AND THROUGH THOMPSON WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AREAS NEAR COOK INLET WILL ALSO SEE WINDS PERSIST. AREAS FARTHER INLAND AND NOT NEAR CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL PROBABLY SEE THE ATMOSPHERE DECOUPLE OVERNIGHT AND SEE WINDS BECOME LIGHT...ALLOW AN STRONG INVERSION DEVELOP AND THEREFORE SEE TEMPERATURES DROP RAPIDLY. THERE WILL BE A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN WINDY AREAS AND AREAS WHERE THE WIND DIES DOWN TONIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGE BUILDING INTO WESTERN ALASKA THIS WEEKEND WILL BRIEFLY WEAKEN AS A FRONT IN THE BERING SEA MOVES INTO IT. HOWEVER THIS RIDGE WILL QUICKLY REDEVELOP MONDAY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WHERE IT WILL PARK ITSELF FOR THE MAJORITY OF NEXT WEEK IN A STRONG BLOCKING PATTERN THAT WILL SENT THE STORM TRACK WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE. THEREFORE EXPECT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLEAR SKIES WITH BELOW NORMAL OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY MAY E NEAR NORMAL AS THE SUN IS STILL STRONG ENOUGH THIS TIME OF YEAR TO WARM SURFACES...ESPECIALLY ONES NOT COVERED IN SNOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 175 176 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. OCT 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Oct 20, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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