Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 397, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ TP
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063 FZAK52 PAFC 081112 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW 590 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL TRACK TO 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 990 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIFT TO AROUND 330 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU AND DISSIPATE. A SECOND NORTH PACIFIC LOW 500 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL FORM LATE THU NIGHT. OTHERWISE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
119 FZAK52 PAFC 082339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TP
877 FZAK52 PAFC 091134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
081 FZAK52 PAFC 091712 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
680 FZAK52 PAFC 092323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT TUE MAY 7 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE MAIN FEATURES ACROSS THE AOR ARE A COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN CHAIN/AKPEN...FLANKED BY AN AMPLIFYING UPPER-RIDGE IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF AK AND A RIDGE IN THE NW PACIFIC. THE COMPLEX SYSTEM FEATURES A STATIONARY SURFACE LOW AROUND 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WHICH IS FILLING...AND A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW AROUND 700 MILES SOUTH OF SAND POINT WHICH IS MOVING NORTH. PROXIMITY TO THE DYING LOW SOUTHEAST OF ATKA IS ALLOWING RAIN TO PERSIST OVER THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL CHAIN WITH BRISK EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS. THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS CHARACTERIZED BY NEUTRAL/FLAT FLOW ALOFT WITH A SERIES OF VORTICITY SHEAR LOBES DRAGGING MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION. THERE IS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATING PAST GAMBELL ISLAND TOWARDS SW AK...BUT IT IS MOVING INTO A VERY DRY AIRMASS COURTESY OF HIGH PRESSURE STAMPED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THERE ARE SOME WEAK RADAR ECHOES OVER BRISTOL BAY BUT WITH THE MID AND LOW LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE FAIRLY DRY...THIS MAY BE VIRGA. ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...SOME SPOTTY DIURNAL SHOWERS/SPRINKLES EXIST NEAR THE CHUGACH/TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS...WHILE THE GULF IS LACKING ANY SUBSTANTIAL PRECIPITATION ASIDE FROM A FEW SPRINKLES NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF KODIAK ISLAND IN WEAK ONSHORE FLOW. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS SATISFACTORILY CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER PICTURE AND ASSOCIATED TRENDS. THE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS EVENING TRACKS TO AROUND 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 995 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN PINWHEELS TO 500 MILES SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 1001 MB ON THU. THIS FEATURE THEN DRIFTS SOUTH TOWARDS THE PARENT UPPER-LOW ON FRI WHILE NEW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF THE OVERALL COMPLEX/TROUGH WRAPS YET ANOTHER LOW UP TO AROUND 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI. THERE ARE SOME POSITION AND ORIENTATION DIFFERENCES OF VARIOUS LOBES OF ENERGY INTERACTING WITH EACH OTHER IN THIS COMPLEX PATTERN...BUT THE SPIRIT OF THE DEPICTIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR AMONG THE MODELS. WITH THE SURFACE FEATURES NOT DRIFTING MUCH FURTHER NORTH THAN 50N LATITUDE...THESE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT TOO SIGNIFICANT. MEANWHILE...THE UPPER-RIDGE OVER THE NW PACIFIC SHIFTS EAST AHEAD OF ANOTHER POWERFUL LOW PUSHING OFF NORTHERN JAPAN. THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVES FROM ROUGHLY 170E LONGITUDE TO NEAR ADAK ON FRI. FURTHER EAST...THE UPPER RIDGE IN THE GULF BUILDS NORTH AND EAST...WITH THE AMPLIFIED NEGATIVELY TILTED AXIS ALIGNED ROUGHLY FROM KETCHIKAN TO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EARLY THU AND HANGING STEADY INTO FRI. RESPECTABLE WARMING OF THE ATMOSPHERE ESPECIALLY AT LOWER LEVELS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN THE MODELS GIVING FAIRLY GOOD CONFIDENCE TO TEMPERATURE FORECASTS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF... MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH THE EMBEDDED SHEAR LOBES ALOFT WILL LARGELY HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND BY WED ALLOWING FOR MORE SUNSHINE. EXPECT TYPICAL DIURNAL SEABREEZES NEAR THE COASTS AND SHOWERS NEAR MOUNTAINS. SHOWER COVERAGE SHOULD BE LESS EACH DAY BECAUSE EVEN AS TEMPERATURES WARM NEAR GROUND LEVEL...THERE SHOULD BE NEARLY COMPARABLE WARMING ALOFT ALONG WITH ADDED SUBSIDENCE FROM THE UPPER-RIDGE. ACROSS THE GULF...CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN BENIGN WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINANT. THE FAR SW GULF WILL SEE A SLIGHTLY SQUEEZED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND AN UPTICK IN WINDS IN THE COMING DAYS DUE TO PERIPHERAL EFFECTS FROM THE COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW. ORGANIZED AREAS OF PRECIPITATION ARE NOT EXPECTED...THOUGH SOME PASSING SPRINKLES OR PERIODS OF VERY LIGHT RAIN COULD BRUSH KODIAK ISLAND IN ONSHORE FLOW AND WEAK DYNAMIC LIFT. A REINFORCING SHOT OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS FROM THE COMPLEX LOW TO REACH SOUTHCENTRAL ON THU...BUT THERE SHOULD STILL BE SUNNY BREAKS AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST/AKPEN... A BAND OF NARROW BUT RATHER DENSE FOG DEVELOPED TUE OVER INLAND AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS VERY STRONG SUBSIDENCE TRAPPED ALL OF THE AVAILABLE LOW LVL MOISTURE NEAR BETHEL. FLOW HAS NOT GONE OFF-SHORE AT ALL (STILL ONSHORE). THE LONGER THIS TAKES TO DEVELOP...THE LONGER THE WINDOW FOR ANOTHER POTENTIAL BAND TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...BUT ONCE IT DOES...THE WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY SCOUR OUT FOG AND EVEN MAY LEAD TO A FEW SUNNY BREAKS FROM THE LOW CLOUDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. FURTHER INLAND...HIGH PRESSURE SUPPORTS AMPLE SUNSHINE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND INTERIOR BRISTOL BAY WHICH LOOKS TO CONTINUE IN EARNEST MID-WEEK. SOUTHERN REACHES OF BRISTOL BAY DOWN THROUGH THE AKPEN SHOULD BEAR THE BRUNT OF CLOUDS...WITH HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES ALONG THE AKPEN. WINDS WILL TREND TOWARDS GALES IN A STRONGER PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE OF THE AKPEN. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... BENIGN WEATHER PERSISTS FOR THE MUCH OF THE BERING SEA AND WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SLOW MOVING HIGH PRESSURE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN CHAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT DOES WEAKEN SLOWLY WITH TIME AS THE OVERALL COMPLEX RETREATS EAST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE COMPLEX PACIFIC LOW MOVES FROM ROUGHLY 160W LONGITUDE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN CHAIN TONIGHT TO 145W LONGITUDE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF AK ON SAT. MODELS STILL SHOW A CHUNK OF ENERGY DIPPING SOUTH OUT OF EASTERN SIBERIA THROUGH WEST AND SW AK DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY IN THE DETAILS...BUT A TREND TO COOLER AND WETTER STILL SEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. OUT WEST...THE RESIDUAL ENERGY FROM THE LOW PUSHING OFF NORTHERN JAPAN WORKS TOWARDS THE WESTERN CHAIN...THOUGH WITH THE CORE OF THE JET STREAM NEAR 40N...THE STEERING TRACK SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. THE UPPER-RIDGE DOWNSTREAM OF THIS SYSTEM GETS SHOVED INTO THE CENTRAL BERING...LEADING TO DIMINISHING WINDS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CHAIN. JUST THE OPPOSITE WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CHAIN IN A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND AFOREMENTIONED RESIDUAL LOW. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE...155 170 172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE MALOY
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| May 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| May 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| May 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| May 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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