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Gale Warning 396, NWS Anchorage, AK

May 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2013, 7:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
May 7, 2013, 7:15 AM AKDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

086 
FZAK52 PAFC 071516 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

UPDATED ZONE 172

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-080300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO AROUND 370 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 995 MB WED
AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA INTO LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-080300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
630 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-080300-
UNALASKA BAY
630 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
715 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-080300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
2 follow-up statements
713 
FZAK52 PAFC 072329
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 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 TUE MAY 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 
460 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 995 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO
480 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL PERSIST OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH THU.
$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN DURING THE EVENING.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
TP
063 
FZAK52 PAFC 081112
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW 590 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL
TRACK TO 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 990 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
DRIFT TO AROUND 330 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU AND
DISSIPATE. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL
FORM LATE THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH
OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY S
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 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 May 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 5:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF
OF ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS HIGH EXCEPT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW
ON WEDNESDAY THAT IS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVELS FOR THE GULF OF ALASKA IS DOMINATED BY A STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING TOWARD THE BROOKS RANGE. SOUTH OF
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THERE IS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. THIS LOW IS
PUSHING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE SATELLITE IMAGERY REFLECTS THE SAME WITH

MAINLY MID AND HIGH CLOUDS FOR THIS AREA. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH
THE HIGH PRESSURE THERE IS LOW CLOUDS AND FOG FOR MAJORITY OF THE
GULF. THE BERING SEA IS DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS EXTENDING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE BERING SEA HAS SOME
PATCHY FOG AND STRATUS CLOUDS. ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THE SATELLITE IMAGERY IS ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW
SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE MOISTURE IS BEING PUSHED NORTH
AND SPREADING WEST AND EAST AS IT RUNS INTO THE RIDGE THAT IS
ORIENTED PARALLEL WITH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THINGS STABLE WITH THE SEABREEZES KICKING
IN FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE IS A WEAK MINOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THAT WILL TRACK THROUGH THE NORTHERN ALASKA RANGE BY MIDDAY. THIS
WILL BRIEFLY PRODUCE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND DIMINISH BY THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE INTO THE 50'S
WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING FROM THE MATANUSKA SUSITNA
VALLEY EXTENDING TOWARD THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO SOUTHEAST GULF OF
ALASKA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THERE IS A MINOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE KILBUCK
MOUNTAINS BY MIDDAY AND TRACK TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY WITH LIGHT
PRECIPITATION BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ARE
REPORTING SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID CLOUDS WITH OVERCAST HIGH CIRRUS.
ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...THERE IS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXTENDING
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE YUKON VALLEY. THERE IS ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COASTLINE AND BRINGING THE STRATUS CLOUDS INLAND. THE
BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS GETTING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS
TRACKING INTO THE AREA. THIS IS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW FRONTAL
BOUNDARY JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE MAJORITY OF THE
BERING SEA THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IS
POSITIONED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN EXTENDING TOWARDS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THERE WILL BE PATCHY FOG THROUGHOUT THE BERING SEA
WITH STABLE CONDITIONS. THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS ARE GETTING
MOISTURE ADVECTED INTO THE AREA WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW POSITIONED
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE BY WEDNESDAY AND A NEW LOW
WILL FORM SOUTH OF UNALASKA BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING NORTHEAST WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. THEREFORE...MORE STRATUS CLOUDS WITH PATCHY FOG FOR
MAJORITY OF THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EASTWARD AND ALLOW ANOTHER
NORTH PACIFIC LOW TO TRACK TOWARDS THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. THE MODELS
ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW. THE CONDITIONS
WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE WITH THE LOW APPROACHING AND RESULT IN
WETTER AND MILDER TEMPERATURES WITH INCREASED CLOUD COVER.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

PLD MAY 13

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 6, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
May 7, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days

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