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Gale Warning 558, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
547 FZAK52 PAFC 042325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME LATE THU NIGHT AT 1004 MB THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. A 994 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF AMCHITKA PASS...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF AMCHITKA PASS...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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388 FZAK52 PAFC 050059 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 CORRECTED 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 990 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME LATE THU NIGHT AT 1004 MB THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF SITKINAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. A 994 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...4 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W OF AMCHITKA PASS...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF AMCHITKA PASS...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
673 FZAK52 PAFC 051143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY FRI MORNING AT 1007 MB THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS EVENING THEN TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN MOVE INLAND. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ JM
332 FZAK52 PAFC 052022 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1220 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 UPDATED ZONE 199 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL MOVE TO 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY FRI MORNING AT 1007 MB THEN DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THIS EVENING THEN TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 990 MB THEN MOVE INLAND. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT AND THEN TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...WINDS BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
790 FZAK52 PAFC 060014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 997 MB LOW 570 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK FRI MORNING AT 982 MB THEN TO 50 NM SOUTH OF HOMER FRI EVENING AT 992 MB AND DISSIPATE SAT MORNING. A 994 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT AT 984 MB THEN TO 220 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF UNIMAK PASS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU SEP 5 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 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 Sep 4, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF BETHEL. CYCLONIC FLOW COVERS MOST OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA. A STRONG JET (150+ KTS) IS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC FROM KAMCHATKA SOUTHEAST TO AROUND 40 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND 155 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE. ANOTHER JET STRETCHES NORTHEAST FROM 40 NORTH TO NEAR YAKUTAT. A SURFACE LOW IS JUST BEGINNING TO SPIN UP AT THE "INTERSECTION" (LEFT EXIT/RIGHT ENTRANCE) OF THESE TWO JETS...FAIRLY OBVIOUS ON THE WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY AS A BAROCLINIC LEAF. .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE BASICALLY IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE EXCEPTION IS THE NAM...WHICH BECOMES ANOMALOUS WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW AFTER 36 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST (THURSDAY AFTERNOON). OTHERWISE THE MODELS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE WITH JUST SOME MINOR TIMING/SPEED DIFFERENCES. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW WILL WEAKEN AND SPLIT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS MOST OF THE "ENERGY" DIVES SOUTH INTO THE DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW BETWEEN THE TWO JETS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY NIGHT AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE EASTERN PORTION OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON FRIDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE WELL INLAND ON SATURDAY AND DISSIPATE AFTER LOOSING ITS UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT. IN PRACTICAL WEATHER TERMS...SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE ALASKAN UPPER LOW DISSIPATES AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS AHEAD OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW. WINDS AND RAIN WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA...THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS AND DECREASE ON SATURDAY AS THE LOW WEAKENS. FOR THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FILLING THE VOID LEFT BY THE FORMER ALASKA UPPER LOW. THE UPPER LEVEL STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PACIFIC AND A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON SATURDAY UNDERNEATH THE BERING SEA RIDGE...WITH THE SURFACE LOW SLIDING EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 130 132 138 150. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG SEP 13
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 AKZ181-050300 ...MINOR ASH FALL POSSIBLE NEAR CHIGNIK AND PORT HEIDEN... OBSERVED SEISMIC ACTIVITY INDICATES THAT VENIAMINOF VOLCANO CONTINUES TO ERUPT WITH MINOR ASH EMISSIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT THE ASH TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME VERY LIGHT ASHFALL EAST OF THE VOLCANO FROM CHIGNIK TO PORT HEIDEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 700 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Special weather statement, Sep 4, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT WED SEP 4 2013 AKZ181-050300- ...MINOR ASH FALL POSSIBLE NEAR CHIGNIK AND PORT HEIDEN... OBSERVED SEISMIC ACTIVITY INDICATES THAT VENIAMINOF VOLCANO CONTINUES TO ERUPT WITH MINOR ASH EMISSIONS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT THE ASH TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST...WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME VERY LIGHT ASHFALL EAST OF THE VOLCANO FROM CHIGNIK TO PORT HEIDEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 700 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 4, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Sep 5, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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