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Gale Warning 598, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 23, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 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
Sep 23, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 25, 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.

048 
FZAK52 PAFC 231159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 995 MB AND DISSIPATE MON EVENING. A 991 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
170 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE TO 230 NM
NORTHEAST OF ADAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 968 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND
THEN MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL AT 973 MB BY EARLY WED
MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
160W...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

JM
6 follow-up statements
167 
FZAK52 PAFC 232310
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB TUE
AFTERNOON 210 NM NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB
100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED MORNING AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO
985 MB WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT IN THE EVENING N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
BECOMING SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SHEMYA...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
120 
FZAK52 PAFC 241149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT
PAUL AT 976 MB EARLY WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB BY EARLY THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB EARLY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING 
TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 20
FT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT
BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
617 
FZAK52 PAFC 242319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH
THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF
CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST
OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
177 
FZAK52 PAFC 242327 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH
THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF
CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST
OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
367 
FZAK52 PAFC 251150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTH OF
PORT HEIDEN AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WHILE
STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB BY EARLY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 22 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
761 
FZAK52 PAFC 252355
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT.
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND EARLY
THU MORNING AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU
EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING.
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT W OF 160W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 4O KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 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 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 22, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKDT SUN SEP 22 2013

.MODELS GOOD THROUGH TUE THEN THEN EC UK BECOME FASTER BUT BOTH TAKE A WEAKENING
LOW EAST ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE GULF LATE WED AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
WINDS APPEAR TO HAVE PEAKED ACROSS THE KODIAK ISLAND AREAS WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO
65 MPH AT THE STATE AIRPORT AND EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ELSEWHERE IN THE ZONE. THIS
WIND WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO KICK UP DUST/ASH OFF THE ALEUTIAN RANGE AND BLOW IT
OVER THE ISLAND. SHOWERS AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXTEND BACK TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA BETWEEN 147W AND 150W WITH SNOW LEVELS
VARYING AROUND 500 FT. SNOW WILL BE MORE SCATTERED ACROSS THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
AND CONFINED TO THE UPSLOPE AREAS. THIS WILL ALL END FROM WEST TO EAST MON
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE COMES IN FROM BRISTOL BAY. NEXT STORM FROM
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON
EVENING. THIS WILL MOVE TO BETWEEN ST GEORGE ISLE AND DUTCH HARBOR TUE EVENING
WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 968 MB. GALES AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCES WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM. AFTER A NICE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT RAIN AND WIND WILL
AGAIN SPREAD TO THE BRISTOL BAY AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST, AND THEN TO KODIAK
ISLAND BY LATE TUE AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME LIGHT WINDS AND DRY WEATHER WILL
BE SEEN FROM THE GULF NORTH TO THE ALASKA RANGE. CHINOOK TYPE WINDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS OVER
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 120 136 137 138 155 160 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

*** SEP 13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 23, 12:53 AM AKDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1253 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

AKZ171-231500-

...MINOR ASHFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND...

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE RE-SUSPENDED DUST AND ASH FROM THE 1912
NOVARUPTA/KATMAI VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND SPREAD IT ACROSS KODIAK
ISLAND. MINOR DUST OR ASHFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ISLAND
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. ANY ASHFALL ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE
LIMITED TO A TRACE.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 23, 5:01 AM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr
Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Sep 23, 3:57 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC24 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.