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Gale Warning 718, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 25, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

219 
FZAK52 PAFC 251139
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 970 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF TOKSOOK BAY WILL MOVE TO 190 NM NW OF
TOKSOOK BAY WHILE WEAKENING TO 992 MB EARLY SAT MORNING...THEN WILL
MOVE TO 60 NM N OF GAMBELL WHILE WEAKENING TO 1010 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
A 982 MB LOW 330 NM S OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 100 NM S OF ADAK AT 981 MB
FRI EVENING THEN MOVE TO 300 NM S OF ADAK AT 984 MB SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-260300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-260300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-260300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-260300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-260300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-260300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
3 follow-up statements
236 
FZAK52 PAFC 252325
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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 FRI OCT 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 30 NM
NORTHEAST OF ST LAWRENCE AT 1005 MB SAT MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING
SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY INTO SAT EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 986 MB...THEN MOVE TO 230
NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 992 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-261500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT
MOLLER...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT
SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-261500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-261500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-261500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-261500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-261500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT E OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
962 
FZAK52 PAFC 261139
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 977 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR AT 985 MB SUN EVENING AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 988 MB LOW
DEVELOPS LATE SAT EVENING 50 NM W OF ST PAUL AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH
AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF DALL POINT MON MORNING. A 1001 MB LOW
DEVELOPS SUN MORNING 520 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN AND STRENGTHENS TO
986 MB 90 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT HEIDEN MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. WIND BECOMING S
30 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT.  PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-270300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-270300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-270300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-270300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-270300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO  7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-270300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-270300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
876 
FZAK52 PAFC 262321
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 978 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF
DUTCH HARBOR AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 987 MB LOW
DEVELOPS LATE SAT EVENING 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL AND WILL MOVE TO
50 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND SUN EVENING WHERE IT WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TO 410
NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 977 MB BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT DIMINISHING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-271500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-271500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-271500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 14
FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-271500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-271500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT OCT 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 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 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU OCT 24 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS A STRONG LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WITH A FRONT
STRETCHING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND THEN SOUTH ACROSS THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS ANOTHER LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
THAT IS MOVING EAST. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS ALONG THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA WEST COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60
HOURS (SATURDAY AFTERNOON). AFTER THAT THERE ARE TIMING/STRENGTH
DIFFERENCES WITH FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE ALEUTIANS
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS AND SHORT-WAVE TROUGHS. THE DIFFERENCES
FOR THE MOST PART ARE NOT LARGE...BUT WOULD HAVE SOME CONSEQUENCES
FOR SENSIBLE WEATHER OVER THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN NEAR TO BELOW NORMAL AFTER THAT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...SHOWERS AND LOCAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS THE FRONT CROSSES SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND WEAKENS. A
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
KEEPING SOME SHOWERS IN THE AREA...MAINLY OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN WHICH WILL BE IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE TROUGH
LONGER. AN EXTENSION OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA RIDGE WILL PUSH INTO
SOUTHERN ALASKA SATURDAY FOR A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER. THE NEXT
SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE MOVES
EAST AND SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT RETURNS. DETAILS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
STILL A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO HASH OUT DUE TO THE MODEL DIFFERENCES
MENTIONED ABOVE.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TONIGHT AS THE LOW IN THE
EASTERN BERING BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWARD. SHOWERY WEATHER AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH THE LOW GRADUALLY
WEAKENING AND MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN BERING...WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS GENERALLY ALONG THE COAST. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL LEAD TO
TEMPORARILY IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A LEADING FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...STORM FORCE WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL REMAIN
OVER MUCH OF THE EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AS THE POWERFUL LOW
CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWARD JUST EAST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. ON
THE BACK END OF THE LOW NORTHERLY GALE FORCE WINDS AND NUMEROUS
SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS A WEAKER NORTH
PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH. A
WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MAKE ITS
WAY INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING
RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE AREA INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 165 170 180 185.
         GALE WARNING 119 120  125 150 155 160 171 172 173 174
                     175 177 178 179 181.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG/PEPE OCT 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Oct 25, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 days

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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.