Gale Warning 751, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Nov 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)

Expired

Nov 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

531 
FZAK52 PAFC 100023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH 
OF SITKINAK AT 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A
DEVELOPING GULF OF ALASKA LOW. A 1008 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA
SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 330 NM NORTH OF KISKA AT 1004 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF COLD BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING
TO 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

218 
FZAK52 PAFC 101232
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A LOW
DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 1006 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 1002 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 AS IT MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KISKA MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT N
OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT...E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

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