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Storm Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 1, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Sep 1, 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
Sep 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 2, 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.

486 
FZAK52 PAFC 011153
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 60 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTH OF ATKA
AT 978 MB EARLY MON MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 980 MB TUE MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 70 NM NORTHWEST
OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO NEAR SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND AT 982 MB EARLY TUE MORNING.

VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 30 KT W OF 160W IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W IN THE MORNING. SEAS
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF PORT MOLLER
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 25 KT N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING
SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT...EXCEPT 30
KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
321 
FZAK52 PAFC 012348
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB COMPLEX LOW 110 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 976 MB MON MORNING...THEN TRACK TO
80 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. VENIAMINOF
VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF CHIRIKOF
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 160W...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF NUNIVAK...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S OF NUNIVAK...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF NUNIVAK...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ON BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING
SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ON
BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF ATKA...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND
20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
845 
FZAK52 PAFC 020010 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
410 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 180

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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB COMPLEX LOW 110 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 976 MB MON MORNING...THEN TRACK TO
80 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. VENIAMINOF
VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF CHIRIKOF
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 160W...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ON BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING
SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ON
BERING SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF ATKA...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND
20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
011 
FZAK52 PAFC 020059 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
455 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB COMPLEX LOW 110 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 976 MB MON MORNING...THEN TRACK TO
80 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 981 MB TUE AFTERNOON. VENIAMINOF
VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF CHIRIKOF
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF 160W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF 160W...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS
4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT ON BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING
SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF ATKA...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
E OF ATKA...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. E OF ATKA...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO N 40
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND
20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
463 
FZAK52 PAFC 021156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MERGES INTO A 976 MB LOW MON
MORNING 100 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 981 MB AND
MOVES INLAND NEAR TOKSOOK BAY TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA MON
AFTERNOON. A SECOND FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING
ENTERS THE GULF TUE AFTERNOON.

VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 35 KT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$
406 
FZAK52 PAFC 022354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE AT 979 MB WEAKENS TO
982 MB AND MOVES INLAND OVER TOKSOOK BAY TUE AFTERNOON. THE LOW THEN
MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHWEST OF DALL POINT LATE TUE NIGHT WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH OR POSITION THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING ENTERS THE GULF
TUE AFTERNOON.
VENIAMINOF VOLCANO 40 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT...EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E...VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT LATE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Aug 31, 3:25 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 3:25 PM AKDT, 12 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
325 PM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WITH A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE WESTERN BERING PROVIDING FOR A ZONAL FLOW OVER THE MAINLAND. IN
THE ZONAL FLOW...THERE ARE PLENTY OF FEATURES TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING INTO THE MAINLAND. A DECENT WAVE IS MOVING THROUGH
SOUTH CENTRAL CURRENTLY CREATING AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT AND RAIN.
THERE IS A GOOD BACK EDGE TO THIS FEATURE. HOWEVER...THE AIR MASS IS
UNSTABLE ENOUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS. SOME MID
LEVEL WARMING IS STARTING TO SHUT OFF SHOWERS ALONG THE WEST COAST.
HOWEVER...ENOUGH STRATUS OVER THE BERING FOR CONTINUED CLOUDINESS.
THIS MID LEVEL WARMING TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TONIGHT
AND EFFECTIVELY CUT OFF SHOWERS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL TONIGHT WEST OF
THE CHUGACH. A GOOD VORT MAX ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING WARM FRONT
IS PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL BERING THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW IN
THE WESTERN BERING CONTINUES TO CONSOLIDATE. A VERY STRONG JET CORE
IS DIGGING BEHIND THE WESTERN BERING LOW AT 150 KT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MOST MODELS YESTERDAY DID NOT HANDLE THE STRENGTH AND SPEED OF THE
WAVE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON VERY
WELL. AS A RESULT...THE FEATURES ARE SPED UP ABOUT 12 HOURS FROM
YESTERDAYS FORECAST. AS IT STANDS...THE MODELS ARE GETTING CLOSER TO
THE SITUATION. WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN DEFINITELY BECOMING MORE LONG
WAVE/MERIDIONAL...THE CONVERGENCE OF THE MODELS IS BETTER THROUGH
MONDAY. THE ENERGIES ROTATING IN AND OUT OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH ARE
DIFFERING BETWEEN MODELS RIGHT NOW. SO...THE EXACT POSITIONING OF
FEATURES WILL BE DIFFICULT PAST MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AFTER
WEDNESDAY...A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE LONG WAVE TROUGH FROM
THE KAMCHATKA AREA IS HANDLED MUCH DIFFERENT BETWEEN THE HEMISPHERIC
MODELS. THEREFORE...THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE LATTER PART
OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEK. RIGHT NOW...THE BEST BET IS A EC SOLUTION
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS...THEN ENSEMBLE MEANS VIA WPC FORECASTS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
MODERATE SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SOME SHOWERS. HELPING WITH THE PRECIPITATION PROCESS
IS THE FACT WE HAVE DESTABILIZED A BIT FROM YESTERDAY WITH THE UPPER
LOW SWINGING THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. THE INSTABILITY
WILL WANE BEHIND THE WAVE TONIGHT IN A SHORT WAVE RIDGE AND MID LEVEL
WARMING RESULTING IN ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
THE SHORT WAVE RIDGE IS IN CONCERT WITH THE LOW IN THE BERING
CONSOLIDATING AND STRENGTHENING. HOWEVER...AHEAD OF THE RIDGE...A MID
LEVEL WARM FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER ON
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...RAIN WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD WITH A DEEPER
TAP OF MOISTURE AS THE FLOW TURNS MORE SOUTHERLY AT ALL LEVELS.
STRONGER WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE TYPICAL GAPS ARE EXPECTED AS
WELL. A STRONG JET PUSHES INTO THE REGION WITH THE FRONTAL WAVE
MOVING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING ENHANCING THE WINDS THROUGH THE GAPS TO
DEFINITE STRONG WIND HEADLINES. DO NOT EXPECT WIND WARNING CRITERIA
AS OF YET. THE WAVE MOVES TUESDAY MORNING WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF OVER
THE REGION TUESDAY EXCEPT ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS EAST OF THE
ANCHORAGE AREA WHERE ONSHORE FLOW AT ALL LEVELS AND THE DEEPER
MOISTURE IS POINTED.

SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
A MID LEVEL FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON
WITH SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS DIRECTLY BEHIND IN A SOMEWHAT STABILIZING
ENVIRONMENT DUE TO MID LEVEL WARMING. THE LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING
WRAPS UP TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER FRONT MOVING TO THE COAST
BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DIGS IN THE BERING INTO THE
NORTH PACIFIC SUNDAY BRINGING DEEPER MOISTURE TO THE COAST SUNDAY
NIGHT. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MOISTURE TAP IS BEING SUPPORTED
BY A MODERATE JET AND GOOD BAROCLINICITY. GALE FORCE WINDS AND
MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP TO HIT THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT
BREAKS UP MONDAY AS IT HITS THE COAST AND THE STRONGER JET CORE MOVES
SOUTH OF THE AKPEN INTO THE GULF. THE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP TO
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING BEFORE VENTURING INTO THE GULF MONDAY
EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND AT
TIMES MODERATE RAIN INTO TUESDAY.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE LOW IS DEEPENING IN THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A GOOD
FRONT DEVELOPING. BY LATER TONIGHT...A WARM FRONT WILL BE NEAR THE
WEST COAST WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT WRAPPING THROUGH THE NORTH CENTRAL
BERING BACK TO THE PARENT LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING. THE TRAILING
COLD/COOL FRONT IN THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING IS WELL SUPPORTED.
GALE FORCE WINDS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP WILL MOVE WITH THIS
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE MOVES TO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. STRONG JET IN THE BASE OF THE LONG WAVE
TROUGH WITH A DISTURBANCE MOVING DOWN FROM EASTERN RUSSIA WILL
ENHANCE WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY TO
STORM FORCE. THE LOW WRAPS UP IN THE EASTERN BERING AND BEGINS TO
FILL AS THE JET CORE PUNCHES INTO THE GULF AND REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF
THE LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE MODELS HAVE A GOOD OVERALL HANDLE ON A LONG WAVE TROUGH IN THE
EASTERN BERING REMAINING THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK WITH A RIDGE OVER THE
YUKON AND ALBERTA/BC. THE ENERGY FLOWING AROUND THE TROUGH IS
SOMEWHAT AT DEBATE FOR SURFACE FEATURES. OVERALL...MILD AND WET FOR
THE MAINLAND WITH SOME WIND. COOLER AND SHOWERY OVER THE BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 185 411
         GALE 155 160 165 170 172 175 176 180 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NELSON AUG 13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 31, 11:55 PM AKDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1155 PM AKDT SAT AUG 31 2013

AKZ181-011500

...MINOR ASH FALL REMAINS POSSIBLE BETWEEN PERRYVILLE AND CHIGNIK...

SATELLITE IMAGERY AND INSTRUMENTATION NEAR VENIAMINOF VOLCANO
CONTINUE TO INDICATE ELEVATED LEVELS OF ACTIVITY AT THE VOLCANO.
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT THE ASH TO THE EAST WHICH COULD
STILL BRING SOME VERY LIGHT ASHFALL TO AREAS ALONG THE ALASKA
PENINSULA BETWEEN PERRYVILLE AND CHIGNIK THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 1, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 1, 3:58 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr

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Sources

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