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Gale Warning 686, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 13, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 13, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 14, 2013, 5:50 AM AKDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

436 
FZAK52 PAFC 132325
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ATTU
WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
REACHES THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-141500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-141500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-141500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-141500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-141500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
956 
FZAK52 PAFC 140545 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

UPDATED ZONE 181

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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW NEAR PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF
ALASKA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ATTU
WEAKENS TO 988 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
REACHES THE SOUTHWEST AK COAST MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-141500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-141500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-141500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-141500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-141500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
945 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
378 
FZAK52 PAFC 141145
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 991 MB TUE NIGHT AS
IT MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
REACHES THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA LOW SPAWNS A 1000 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW TUE NIGHT 40 NM
NORTHEAST OF KISKA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ATKA E. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-150300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-150300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-150300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
234 
FZAK52 PAFC 141347 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

UPDATED ZONE 178

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 971 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 991 MB TUE NIGHT AS
IT MOVES TO 100 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
REACHES THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA LOW SPAWNS A 1000 MB TRIPLE POINT LOW TUE NIGHT 40 NM
NORTHEAST OF KISKA. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF
OF THE ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ATKA E. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-150300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-150300-
KISKA TO ATTU
550 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-150300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 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 Oct 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN OCT 13 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE PROGRESSIVE LONGWAVE PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS ALASKA...WITH ONE
LONGWAVE TROUGH/VERTICALLY STACKED LOW OVER THE FAR EASTERN BERING
SEA AND ANOTHER TROUGH/LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TODAY. THE
EASTERN BERING LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT SWINGS NORTHWARD OVER THE
MAINLAND TONIGHT. BRIEF RIDGING WILL PUSH NORTHWARD BEFORE THE NEXT
LOW MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF THE WEEK. THE SURFACE FRONT IS JUST NORTH OF KENAI THIS
AFTERNOON...THEREFORE GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM...KNIK RIVER VALLEY...AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS
A BARRIER JET.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT TO START OUT...HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES TOWARD THE END OF THE SHORT TERM. AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE BERING SEA EARLY IN THE WEEK...THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO
MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAN THEY WERE YESTERDAY WITH THE TRACK OF THAT
LOW. AT THIS POINT THE NAM IS THE MAIN OUTLIER...WITH THE ECMWF AND
GFS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT. DIFFERENCES INCREASE TOWARD WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT HOWEVER. THE GFS IS THE PREFERRED MODEL OVERALL FOR
THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AK...AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTHWARD TONIGHT...GAP WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AT MOST PLACES. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM TO SOME EXTENT WITH A WEAK LOW MOVING ACROSS
THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY AND THEN THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT
LOWS/FRONTS ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. RAIN WILL BECOME SHOWERY TONIGHT
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...BUT OVERALL IT WILL BE A WET AND
WINDY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEK.

WESTERN ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...AFTER THIS CURRENT LOW
EXITS THE AREA...WEAK RIDGING WILL BRIEFLY PUSH NORTHWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING. THE NEXT LOW TO AFFECT THE AREA IS
CURRENTLY WEST OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. IT WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND
GRADUALLY WEAKEN...SWINGING A FRONT ACROSS THE BERING ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND WIND TO THESE
LOCATIONS. YET ANOTHER LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN BERING ON
WEDNESDAY...AND THE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL CONSIST OF THE MEAN LOW POSITION OVER THE
BERING SEA AND THE MEAN RIDGE POSITION JUST TO THE EAST OF ALASKA.
THIS WILL USHER IN A PATTERN THAT FAVORS WARM...WET...AND POSSIBLY
WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA.

.HYDROLOGY...
THERE WILL BE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AK
DURING THIS TIME...EACH BRINGING THE SOIL MORE AND MORE TOWARD
SATURATION. THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN FOR THIS COMING WEEK IS THE
KENAI PENINSULA...WHERE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED AND THE SNOW
GLACIER DAMMED LAKE IS RELEASING...ALREADY CAUSING AT LEAST NEAR
BANKFULL CONDITIONS ALONG THE KENAI RIVER. ANOTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS
THE CREEKS/STREAMS OF THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WHICH RESPOND QUICKLY TO
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. WE WILL BE WATCHING THESE AREAS IN THE COMING
DAYS FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 131 132 150 155 170 171 172 173 174
                      175 176 177 178 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SCHRECK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days
Oct 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC16 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Oct 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 14, 5:50 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC10 hr
Oct 14, 7:35 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC56 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.