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Gale Warning 533, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 18, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 18, 2014, 3:51 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 18, 2014, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2014, 3:37 PM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

016 
FZAK52 PAFC 181151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

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.

PKZ199-190115-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST BERING SEA
FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-190115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190115-
BRISTOL BAY-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190115-
UNALASKA BAY-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT DEVELOPING TOWARD MORNING
THROUGH UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING THROUGH
UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ173-190115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-190115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-190115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-190115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-190115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT DEVELOPING IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-190115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
351 AM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$
3 follow-up statements
215 
FZAK52 PAFC 182351
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

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.

PKZ199-191300-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SAT AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 475 NM WEST OF ATTU FRI AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO 150 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-191300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-191300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-191300-
BRISTOL BAY-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-191300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-191300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-191300-
UNALASKA BAY-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-191300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-191300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-191300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-191300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-191300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-191300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-191300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-191300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-191300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF ETOLIN STRAIT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-191300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-191300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
351 PM AKDT THU SEP 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 15 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
476 
FZAK52 PAFC 191156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

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.

PKZ199-200100-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SAT
AFTERNOON. A 968 MB LOW 475 NM WEST OF ATTU FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 65 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-200100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W
OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-200100-
BRISTOL BAY-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-200100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-200100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-200100-
UNALASKA BAY-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT DIMINISHING.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-200100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH UNIMAK PASS. SEAS
7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-200100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ174-200100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ175-200100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-200100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-200100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-200100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-200100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-200100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-200100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-200100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
356 AM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SW 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
839 
FZAK52 PAFC 192337
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

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.

PKZ199-201300-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SAT AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THERE THROUGH SUN. A 970 MB LOW
475 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU AT 981
MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 990 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ155-201300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES W
OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ160-201300-
BRISTOL BAY-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-201300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-201300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-201300-
UNALASKA BAY-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-201300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH UNIMAK 
PASS. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ173-201300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ174-201300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ175-201300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-201300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ177-201300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ178-201300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ179-201300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-201300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-201300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ185-201300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
337 PM AKDT FRI SEP 19 2014

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 17, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 17, 1:45 PM AKDT, 14 hours 6 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKDT WED SEP 17 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS A LONG WAVE TROUGH THAT EXTENDS OUT OF
THE ARCTIC AND DOWN THE WESTERN COAST OF ALASKA AND INTO THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. WEST OF THIS TROUGH THERE IS A LARGE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE THAT IS BUILDING OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS
RIDGE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS UNDER THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF THE
LONGWAVE TROUGH.
THE JET STREAM IS CURRENTLY RUNNING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
AROUND 45N LATITUDE.
AT THE SURFACE THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT LOWS THAT WILL BE OF NOTE
FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE FIRST IS SITUATED ALONG THE COAST OF EASTERN
BRISTOL BAY. THE SECOND IS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS SECOND LOW WILL ABSORB THE LOW IN
BRISTOL BAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
TOMORROW.
&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM TO RESOLVE WITH THE MODELS IS THE
BEHAVIOR OF THE LOW THAT IS STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW. THE NAM AND EC SHOW A COMPLEX LOW WITH
TWO DISTINCT CENTERS WITH THE GFS CONSOLIDATING THE ENERGY INTO A
SINGLE CENTER. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS THAT THERE WILL BE TWO
CENTERS BUT THIS ALSO WILL MAKE THE LOWS TRACK AFTER THAT A LITTLE
LESS CERTAIN AS THE MODELS USUALLY HAVE AN EASIER TIME WITH A
SINGLE CENTER LOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN BRISTOL BAY IS MAKING IT WAY
THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS IS
BRINGING MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN COASTAL AREAS.
THE TYPICAL DOWNSLOPE AREAS SUCH AS ANCHORAGE AND THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN HAVE SEEN LIMITED RAINFALL DUE TO THE DOWNSLOPE PROCESS.
HOWEVER THIS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AND STEADY RAINFALL WILL
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
THE LOW IN EASTERN BRISTOL BAY HAS MADE THE ATMOSPHERE VERY
UNSTABLE IN THAT REGION WITH HEAVY SHOWERS ROTATING AROUND THIS
LOW. THESE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND IS ABSORBED INTO THE LOW MOVING
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
FOG MAY BECOME AN ISSUE OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION AS THE RAINFALL HAS SATURATED THE AIR ACROSS
THE ARE AND THE LONGER NIGHTS MAY BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AREA OF
FOG.
THESE MAY BE SOME FOG IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AREA TONIGHT BUT THIS
IS LESS LIKELY THAN IN BRISTOL BAY AS THE AMOUNT OF FOG OVER THE
NORTHEAST BERING SEA IS LIMITED. THIS IS THE TYPE OF SITUATION
WHERE THE FOG WILL NEED TO FORM OVER THE BERING SEA AND THEN MOVE
ON SHORE OVER THE AREA FROM THERE.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE BERING SEA HAS A BIT OF SHOWERS OVER IT WHICH IS ALLOWING SOME
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...ESPECIALLY TO THE WEST. THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS ARE IN THE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND THE LOW
AND THIS IS BRINGING QUITE A BIT OF SHOWER ACTIVITY AS WELL AS
GUSTY WINDS. WHILE THE SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW THE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
BEGINNING THE EXTENDED PERIOD ON SUNDAY...THE UPPER AIR PATTERN
WILL CONSIST OF A BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE BERING AND A SPLIT TROUGH
OVER ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA. A SHARP NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE
WILL TRACK A SUBTROPICAL FRONT NORTHWARD INTO THE GULF LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY. THE EXACT TRACK REMAINS UNCERTAIN...WITH MORE BULLISH
SCENARIOS FROM THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN GDPS FAVORING DEEP AND
STRONG LOW LIFTING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST...WHILE THE GFS
FAVORS AN EASTWARD TRACK ALONG THE ALASKA/CANADA BORDER. THE
CURRENT FORECAST FAVORS A LESS AGGRESSIVE GFS/WPC APPROACH GIVEN
LARGE TRACK AND STRENGTH VARIABILITY AMONG THE DETERMINISTIC AND
ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. WITH THAT SAID...PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
REMAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS ALASKA REMAINS IN BETWEEN TWO LARGE
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERS ACROSS THE BERING AND WESTERN NORTH AMERICA.
NO SIGNIFICANT WET OR COLD PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 119 125.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
&&

SEP 14

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 3:31 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 18, 3:34 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 18, 3:51 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 18, 6:34 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Sep 18, 3:56 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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