Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 348, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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
- Apr 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
813 FZAK52 PAFC 051056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 996 MB LOW FORMS 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA LATE THIS EVENING AND MOVES TO 345 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SAT EVENING AT 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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729 FZAK52 PAFC 052332 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SHEMYA GIVES WAY TO EASTERLY FLOW BY SAT NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 455 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SHEMYA...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 5 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TP
500 FZAK52 PAFC 061115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHEASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMES NW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BERING SIDE...NW WIND 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT SE OF SHEMYA. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
634 FZAK52 PAFC 062335 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... THE BERING SEA WILL REMAIN IN A BROAD EAST NORTHEAST FLOW THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG THE COAST. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 6 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TP
615 FZAK52 PAFC 071155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING BY MON NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP BROAD NORTH FLOW ACROSS THE BERING ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
087 FZAK52 PAFC 072356 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 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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 Apr 4, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 1:30 PM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKDT THU APR 4 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MOSTLY GFS USED FOR THE WESTERN DOMAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND A BLEND OF NAM/GFS FOR THE EASTERN. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...COLD UPPER LOW ACROSS THE CANADIAN HIGH ARCTIC CONTINUES TO EXPAND SOUTHWESTWARD OVER EASTERN HALF OF ALASKA. INCREASED UPPER SUPPORT HAS HELPED PICK UP THE CHANNELED NORTHERLIES IN MOST OF THE USUALLY WINDIER AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. DON'T EXPECT THESE WINDS TO INCREASE TOO MUCH MORE SINCE WITH TIME THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY LATE TONIGHT AND FRI MORNING. BY FRI AFTERNOON ALL OF MAINLAND ALASKA WILL BE DOMINATED BY UPPER LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR ARCTIC VILLAGE. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE BERING BUT WEAKEN BY FRI EVENING. VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL BUILD UP ALONG THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA RANGE AND SLIDE SOUTHWEST OVER THE LOWER YUKON AND KUSKOKWIM RIVER VALLEYS LATER IN THE DAY FRI, THEN PUSH ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND NORTHERN BRISTOL BAY AREAS SATURDAY. GALES FORCE SOUTHEASTERLIES BLOWING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA, WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AT COLD BAY, WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEAKENS, AND THE ORIENTATION OF THE GRADIENT BECOMES MORE EAST/WEST. A QUASI-STATIONARY SURFACE LOW SETS UP NEAR 50N 158W THURSDAY NIGHT. EAST OR NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS ALL OF THE FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UPPER LOW CENTER MOVES TO THE LOWER YUKON VALLEY SAT AFTERNOON THEN PULLS EAST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY SUN MORNING. THIS PUTS THE FORECAST AREA EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE UNDER INCREASING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WHICH DEFINITELY MEANS ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW FOR THAT AREA BEGINNING AS EARLY AS FRI EVENING. AS IS USUALLY THE CASE, TIMING THE ONSET OF SNOW FOR THE AREA FROM ANCHOR POINT NORTH TO PALMER AND THE SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY WILL BE AS DIFFICULT AS USUAL. SUNDAY LOOKS VERY WET ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN/SNOW WITH SNOW EXTENDING WEST ACROSS NORTHERN COOK INLET, AND LITER AMOUNTS IN THE SUSITNA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEYS. BRISTOL BAY AND THE DELTA WILL BE MOSTLY DRY AND COLD BY COMPARISON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BRISTOL BAY (AREA 160) TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STORM AREA 155 ENDS BY THIS EVENING. GALE AREAS 132 138 150 165 170 179 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. D PERCY APR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 4, 9:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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