Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 489, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jul 19, 2015, 3:51 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2015, 3:51 AM AKDT (11:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2015, 3:02 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
003 FZAK52 PAFC 191305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 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- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 997 MB EARLY MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY EARLY TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-200100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200100- BRISTOL BAY- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-200100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-200100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-200100- UNALASKA BAY- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-200100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-200100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-200100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-200100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-200100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ177-200100- ADAK TO KISKA- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-200100- KISKA TO ATTU- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-200100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-200100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-200100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 351 AM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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657 FZAK52 PAFC 192302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 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. PKZ199-201230- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB THROUGH MON...THEN TRACK TO 400 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 1001 MB TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA TUE. $$ PKZ150-201230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-201230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-201230- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-201230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-201230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-201230- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-201230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-201230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-201230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-201230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-201230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-201230- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-201230- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-201230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-201230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKDT SUN JUL 19 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
659 FZAK52 PAFC 201150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 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. PKZ199-210100- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 325 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1000 MB EARLY WED MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN BERING EARLY TUE MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-210100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-210100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-210100- BRISTOL BAY- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-210100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-210100- UNALASKA BAY- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-210100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ173-210100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-210100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-210100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-210100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-210100- ADAK TO KISKA- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ178-210100- KISKA TO ATTU- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-210100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-210100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-210100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-210100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 350 AM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
421 FZAK52 PAFC 202302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 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. PKZ199-211200- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1000 MB LOW 115 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK TO 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 1003 MB TUE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER LOW WILL DEVELOP NEARBY 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL TUE MORNING AT 999 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-211200- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-211200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-211200- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-211200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-211200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-211200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-211200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-211200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-211200- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-211200- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-211200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-211200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-211200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-211200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKDT MON JUL 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Jul 18, 4:05 PM AKDT, 11 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 4:05 PM AKDT, 11 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKDT SAT JUL 18 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL ALASKA THAT IS SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTH AND EAST. THERE IS A DEEP UPPER LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING AHEAD OF THIS LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC...JUST STARTING TO NUDGE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A RESIDUAL TROUGH REMAINS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. AT THE LOWER LEVELS THE FLOW IS ONSHORE FOR ALMOST ALL OF THE SOUTHERN ALASKA MAINLAND. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HOURS INTO THE FORECAST (MONDAY AFTERNOON). AFTER THIS THEY BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE SPEED AND STRENGTH OF A FRONT MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA...BUT NOT BY LARGE AMOUNTS. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS NEAR NORMAL...THE GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT IS OFFSET BY THE UNCERTAINTY IN JUST HOW FAST THE SENSIBLE WEATHER WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PATTERN CHANGE. && .FIRE WEATHER... A BIT OF A DRYING TREND IS IN STORE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. SOME OFFSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THIS RIDGE BUILDS IN...BUT WILL MAINLY BE LIMITED TO THE "PREFERRED" AREAS SUCH AS WHITTIER AND SEWARD. WITH CONDITIONS BEING SOMEWHAT WET FROM RECENT RAINS...EXPECT IT WILL BE MONDAY (AT LEAST) BEFORE ANY HUMIDITIES GET DOWN BELOW 30 PERCENT...AND THIS ONLY AT AREAS WELL INLAND SUCH AS THE SUSITNA AND COPPER RIVER BASINS. THIS DRY TREND WILL BE SOMEWHAT SHORT LIVED...WITH CONDITIONS MOISTENING UP AGAIN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT AND IN SOUTH CENTRAL PROBABLY ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BE IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE BERING SEA. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL QUICKLY TRACK SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF OVERNIGHT...BEFORE A BUILDING RIDGE TO THE WEST WEAKENS THIS SYSTEM AS IT PUSHES IT FURTHER TO THE SOUTHEAST ON SUNDAY. RESIDUAL WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR WILL TRACK THROUGH INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING...WHICH WILL HELP INITIATE DIURNAL CONVECTION THROUGH THIS EVENING IN A MARGINALLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. THE BULK OF THESE SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE MAT-SU TO THE COPPER BASIN...WITH DRIER AND MORE STABLE CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THROUGH MONDAY...AS CLEARING CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED DAYTIME HEATING. AN AMPLIFYING RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT THE OVERALL PATTERN TO A MORE CLEAR AND DRY OFFSHORE FLOW WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES THROUGH MONDAY. THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WILL SEE THE BULK OF ANY CONVECTIVE SHOWERS OR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THOUGH MONDAY...AS INCREASED CLEARING AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO INCREASED INSTABILITY. THE OFFSHORE FLOW WILL HELP BUILD LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE GULF...WHICH WILL ACT TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT...LOCALIZED OUTFLOW GAP WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AS A BUILDING RIDGE USHERS IN A WARMING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH MONDAY. PATCHY FOG WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH WEAK ONSHORE FLOW BENEATH THE RIDGE. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD AND THEN STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AN UPPER WAVE WILL THEN ARRIVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND HELP TO PUSH THE FRONT INTO THE EASTERN BERING...WITH RAIN SPREADING ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS AND AKPEN THROUGH MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL ALSO CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AS THE PARENT LOW LINGERS NEAR ATTU. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE MAIN FEATURE WILL BE THE BROAD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THIS SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL BRING A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME AS THIS SYSTEM TRACK THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION BY MIDWEEK BEFORE ENTERING THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA. THEN...EXIT THE AOR INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY BY END OF NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE MINOR RIDGES OF HIGH PRESSURE SURROUNDING THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THIS WILL GIVE WAY TO BRIER DRIER CONDITIONS WITH SUNNY SKIES AND WARMER TEMPERATURES FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NEXT WEEK AS WERE HEADED INTO THE WEEKEND. WHILE...THE SOUTHWEST AND BERING SEA WILL HAVE A WET SHOWERY PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE BERING IT WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WITH MARINE LAYER STRATUS AND FOG THROUGH THE WEEK. THE GFS/ECMWF MODELS CONTINUED TO HAVE DISCREPANCIES WITH THE TIMING OF THE LOW AS IT TRACKS EASTWARD OUT OF THE BERING SEA. THEREFORE...WPC HAS USED THE MEAN EC ENSEMBLES TO WORK OUT THE DIFFERENCES WITH THE MODELS. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 175 176 177. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...BL SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...TP SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB LONG TERM...PD
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 3:32 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jul 19, 3:47 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jul 19, 3:51 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jul 19, 3:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jul 19, 3:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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