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Gale Warning 512, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 31, 2013, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
542 FZAK52 PAFC 301151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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839 FZAK52 PAFC 301702 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 UPDATED SYNOPSIS FOR ACTIVE VENIAMINOF VOLCANO COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB EARLY SUN MORNING. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
712 FZAK52 PAFC 302300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB CENTERED AT 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DEEPEN TO 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER SHEMYA AT 984 MB. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 20 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 10 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 9 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
163 FZAK52 PAFC 302330 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 CORRECTED ZONE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB CENTERED AT 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DEEPEN TO 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER SHEMYA AT 984 MB. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 20 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 10 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
597 FZAK52 PAFC 310427 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 826 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB CENTERED AT 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 992 MB TONIGHT AND THEN DEEPEN TO 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE OVER SHEMYA AT 984 MB. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 979 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 160W...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...W OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 20 KT. E OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 10 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 826 PM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. DENSE FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
281 FZAK52 PAFC 311135 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 310 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WHILE DEEPENING TO 978 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 977 MB EARLY MON MORNING. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 160W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
489 FZAK52 PAFC 311716 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 915 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 310 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS MORNING. A 992 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WHILE DEEPENING TO 978 MB EARLY SUN MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 977 MB EARLY MON MORNING. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO...40NM WEST OF CHIGNIK...IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S 20 KT W OF 160W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 915 AM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 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 Aug 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH A DEFORMATION ZONE STRETCHING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. A DEEP LOW (520 DM AT 500 MB) IS CENTERED JUST OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA. THERE IS AND UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LOW JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE GENERAL PATTERN AND SURFACE DETAILS. THIS LEADS TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL CONFIDENCE IN THE WIND FORECASTS. HOWEVER...WITH THE FAST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND THE SLIGHT TIMING DIFFERENCES IN DYNAMICS/MOISTURE FIELDS...THE CONFIDENCE IN PRECIPITATION FORECASTS IS NOT AS HIGH...BUT NOT BAD FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE GULF LOW WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH TONIGHT. THE DEFORMATION ZONE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY MORNING. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW OFF THE NORTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA. AT THE SAME TIME THE RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL FLATTEN. THIS WILL ALLOW MOISTURE AND SOME JET ENERGY TO ENTER SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE RESULT WILL BE PERIODIC CHANCES OF SHOWERS...MAINLY IN AREAS WITH UP-SLOPE COMPONENTS FROM WESTERLY FLOW. ON SUNDAY THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL MOVE EAST INTO THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. THIS WILL INDUCE SOME RIDGING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THOUGH THE RIDGE IS LIKELY TO BE FAIRLY "DIRTY" (FAIRLY CLOUDY AND MOIST)...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL REACH THE PRIBILOFS LATE TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY MORNING THEN SPLIT APART LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE NEXT LARGE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY AS THE KAMCHATKA LOW MOVES EAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL WORK ITS WAY INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 132 138 150 155 176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG AUG 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 29, 6:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Aug 30, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Aug 30, 6:35 AM AKDT | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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