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Gale Warning 475, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 1, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 1, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 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.

791 
FZAK52 PAFC 011144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 135 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
MOVES TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE 
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15
KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

JM
8 follow-up statements
393 
FZAK52 PAFC 011758 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1000 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

UPDATED ZONES...176 179

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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 135 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 800 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR
MOVES TO 70 NM NORTHWEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT 990 MB BY LATE FRI
NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE 
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15
KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
1000 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1000 AM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING. DRIZZLE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

MSO
732 
FZAK52 PAFC 012331
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1001 MB LOW 135 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 1001
MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 100 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL EARLY FRI MORNING
AND MOVE 300 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL AT 999 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN MOVE
TO 100 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 996 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW
650 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT DEEPENS TO 988 MB FRI AFTERNOON 200 NM
EAST OF SAND POINT THEN MOVES INLAND 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT
SAT MORNING AT 995 MB.

$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. E OF CHIRIKOFF ISLAND...SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF CHIRIKOFF ISLAND...SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W 
OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$
767 
FZAK52 PAFC 021117
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 991 MB AS
IT MOVES TO 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING...THEN MOVES
INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM SAT AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF
SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND
SAT MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...THEN MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 996 MB SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING
NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.

.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
223 
FZAK52 PAFC 022327
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW IN 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 40 NM NORTH 
OF PORT HEIDEN AT 993 MB SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE SW 10 KT E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
491 
FZAK52 PAFC 030052 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

CORRECTED 185

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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW IN 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK MOVES TO 40 NM NORTH 
OF PORT HEIDEN AT 993 MB SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 70 NM NORTHEAST
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. W OF CHIRIKOF...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 3 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
698 
FZAK52 PAFC 031108
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 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.

PKZ199-040300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
DILLINGHAM LATE THIS MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH SUN MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO
1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 165 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$
567 
FZAK52 PAFC 032011 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1210 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

UPDATE TO ZONES 150 AND 155

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

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

PKZ199-040300-
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
DILLINGHAM LATE THIS MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DRIFT EAST THROUGH SUN MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO
1003 MB AS IT MOVES TO 165 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1210 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1210 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$
438 
FZAK52 PAFC 032353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 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.

PKZ199-041500-
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 160NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 1005 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS THROUGH MONDAY. A 988 MB
LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT AUG 3 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Jul 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT WED JUL 31 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS SIMILAR BETWEEN THE MODELS. THE
DIFFERENCES COME IN THE MOVEMENT OF A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WHICH HEADS
TOWARD THE AK PEN FRI. THE NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD
AGREEMENT ON PRESSURE...BUT OFF SOME ON POSITION. THE ECMWF IS
SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER. ALTHOUGH THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS DIFFER
SOME...THE SENSIBLE WEATHER IN THE EAST SHOULD BE SIMILAR. OUT
WEST...THE MAIN ISSUES WOULD BE THE MOVEMENT OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY
OVER SW ALASKA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. FOR NOW LOOKING AT USING BLENDS OF
THE NAM WITH OFFICIAL TROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...
A SHORT WAVE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN KICKED OFF
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING. THE UPPER WAVE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
EAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO ENHANCED
CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. RIDGING WAS EVIDENT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A BROAD MULTI-CENTERED LOW COMPLEX
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WAS PUSHING MOISTURE OVER THE AK PEN AND THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AS IT HEADED NORTH.

.SURFACE...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTNING STRIKES
WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE STRONGER
ACTIVITY SHIFTED EAST LATE THIS MORNING WITH THE UPPER SHORT WAVE.
MARINE STRATUS AND FOG WAS EVIDENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF AND IN LOW
LYING AND VALLEY SECTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND MATSU. A
FRONTAL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
BROUGHT RAIN TO THE AK PEN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS OVERNIGHT. THE
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SPREAD NORTH AND WEST WITH THE FRONT THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS WERE ALSO EVIDENT ALONG THE AHEAD OF THE
FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE SURFACE RIDGE OVER THE GULF MOVES SLOWLY EAST. THE WIDESPREAD
STRATUS AND FOG WILL BEGIN TO BREAKUP ON FRI AS A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE FRONT MOVING TOWARD THE WESTERN GULF
WILL SIGNAL A CHANGE IN THE PATTERN WHICH WELL BRING
GENERALLY COOLER AND CLOUDIER CONDITIONS WITH INCREASED CHANGES IN
RAIN INTO THE WEEKEND. DIURNAL CONVECTION WILL WEAKEN ACROSS INTERIOR
SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS COOLER AIR SPREADING IN
FROM THE GULF FORCES THE THERMAL TROUGH NORTH. THAT SAID...ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE
SUSITNA...TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS...AND COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE COPPER RIVER WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN SOME POTENTIAL FOR
THUNDERSTORMS INTO FRI. SMALL CRAFT TO GALE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD
NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI AS A FAIRLY VIGOROUS LOW MOVES TOWARD
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL FRI AND SAT AND CREATE LOCALLY BRISK GAP FLOWS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A NORTHWARD ADVANCING FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE COASTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE TO BE PRESENT ALONG
THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A SERIES OF NORTH MOVING WAVES
FOLLOWING THE FRONT WILL BRING COOLER CONDITIONS WITH SHOWERS AND/OR
PERIODS OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA INTO FRI.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST ALEUTIANS AND EAST
BERING SEA AS A SERIES OF WAVES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. FURTHER
WEST...FOG AND MARINE STRATUS WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING
LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

SATURDAY AND BEYOND...A STRONG LOW WILL BE IMPACTING MUCH OF SOUTHERN
ALASKA...THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND KODIAK ISLAND. INTERIOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL LIKELY SEE STRONG DOWNSLOPE DRYING AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES...WITH A MORE SHOWERY PATTERN SUNDAY AND MONDAY. STRONG
LOCAL GAP WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS TURNAGAIN
ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY AS THE FRONT MOVES IN. EXPECT MUCH COOLER AND
WETTER CONDITIONS TO PERSIST INTO THE EARLY TO MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS
A LONG WAVE TROUGH SETS UP OVER THE BERING STRAIT DOWN THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING. DETAILS OF THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN BECOME MUDDY BY
LATE NEXT WEEK...BUT THERE ARE NO STRONG SIGNALS OF ANOTHER MAJOR
WARM AND DRY SPELL ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA.

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

RMC JUL 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 31, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Aug 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.