Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 502, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 2, 2015, 3:02 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Aug 2, 2015, 3:02 PM AKDT (23:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2015, 3:07 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
882 FZAK52 PAFC 022302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 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. PKZ199-031145- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE. A 1001 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 1007 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-031145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-031145- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-031145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-031145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-031145- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-031145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-031145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-031145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-031145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-031145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-031145- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-031145- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-031145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-031145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-031145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-031145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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004 FZAK52 PAFC 031139 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 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. PKZ199-040030- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 1007 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-040030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-040030- BRISTOL BAY- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-040030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-040030- UNALASKA BAY- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-040030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-040030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-040030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-040030- ADAK TO KISKA- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-040030- KISKA TO ATTU- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-040030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-040030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-040030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 339 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
299 FZAK52 PAFC 031525 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 UPDATED 150 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. PKZ199-040315- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 235 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 85 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK AT 1007 MB TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 UPDATED ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-040315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-040315- BRISTOL BAY- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-040315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-040315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-040315- UNALASKA BAY- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-040315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-040315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-040315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-040315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-040315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-040315- ADAK TO KISKA- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-040315- KISKA TO ATTU- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-040315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-040315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-040315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-040315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 725 AM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
590 FZAK52 PAFC 032307 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 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. PKZ199-041230- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIRIKOF AT 1007 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-041230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-041230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-041230- BRISTOL BAY- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ165-041230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-041230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-041230- UNALASKA BAY- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-041230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-041230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ174-041230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-041230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-041230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-041230- ADAK TO KISKA- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ178-041230- KISKA TO ATTU- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-041230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-041230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ181-041230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-041230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 307 PM AKDT MON AUG 3 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Aug 2, 4:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 4:40 AM AKDT, 10 hours 22 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 AM AKDT SUN AUG 2 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE BERING...HOWEVER IT IS BUILDING MORE TO THE NORTH INTO EASTERN RUSSIA THAN TO THE EAST TOWARD THE MAINLAND. THIS HAS ALLOWED FOR A FIRST IN A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVING AROUND THE UPPER RIDGE TO DROP SOUTH ACROSS THE MAINLAND INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE OVERNIGHT...WHICH WAS LARGELY UNEXPECTED FROM YESTERDAY'S FORECAST. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...WITH AREAS OF RAIN TOWARD EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND OFFSHORE THIS MORNING. THE OTHER FEATURE OF NOTE IS A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING APPROXIMATELY 300 NM SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA CURRENTLY. THIS LOW WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH WHILE DRIFTING NORTH THROUGH MONDAY. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO DO WELL WITH THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DISTURBANCES MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE MAINLAND INTO THE ANCHORAGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY OVERNIGHT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN CHANGES TO THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING...BUT WITH THE SECOND DISTURBANCE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY WITH JUST HIGH CLOUDS...EXPECT NOT AS DRAMATIC CHANGE TO THE FORECAST FOR TODAY INTO TONIGHT. MODELS CONTINUE TO BE FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH HANDLING OF THE DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPEN...WITH IT DRIFTING NORTH AND THEN EVENTUALLY EAST THROUGH THE FAR SOUTHERN GULF TOWARD THE MIDDLE TO LATE PART OF THE WEEK. THIS IS A SLIGHTLY GROWING SPREAD IN PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THIS FEATURE BETWEEN THE MODELS...BUT OVERALL THESE DIFFERENCES ARE NOT VERY SIGNIFICANT. && .FIRE WEATHER... INCREASED CLOUD COVER TODAY IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LEVELS WILL HELP KEEP HUMIDITY LEVELS HIGHER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECASTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS. OTHERWISE...NO MAJOR CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS THINKING AS WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED IN SOUTHERN ALASKA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THIS WEEK DUE TO THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDING OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE NOT LIKELY TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TODAY AND MONDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM EXITING THE AREA TODAY WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS MAINLY TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND TALKEETNA MOUNTAINS. OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. CLOUD COVER AND TEMPERATURES ARE THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGES. THE MODELS SHOW THINGS DRYING OUT CONSIDERABLY AND BECOMING CLEAR DURING THE DAY TODAY. A LOOK AT THE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOWS A DECENT AMOUNT OF HIGH CLOUDS UPSTREAM...THUS THE FORECAST CLEARING WAS SLOWED A BIT COMPARED TO THE MODELS AND PREVIOUS FORECAST. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE SIMILAR TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY...THOUGH THE CLOUDS MAY CHOP OFF A DEGREE OR TWO. CLOUDS MAY BE SLOW TO CLEAR IN COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND THIS COULD AFFECT TEMPERATURES AS WELL. MONDAY SHOULD BE DRY...SUNNY...AND WARMER THAN SUNDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... STABLE CONDITIONS CAUSED BY A STRENGTHENING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL LIMIT SHOWER DEVELOPMENT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY MORNING...AS A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS FURTHER NORTHEAST OVER THE AREA. WITH A STABLE ATMOSPHERE IN PLACE OVER THE AREA AND AN ABUNDANCE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEING RESUPPLIED BY CONSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW OFF THE BERING...FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH THE MORNING. THE NEXT SEVERAL NIGHTS WILL LIKELY SEE FOG ADVECT INLAND....MAINLY OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST...WHICH WILL BURN OFF EACH DAY AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... FOG AND STRATUS WILL BE A DOMINANT FEATURE OVER THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUESDAY...AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SITS OVER THE BERING. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT WESTWARD AND WEAKEN..AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW BEGINS TO TRACK TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA MONDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES AND SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE BERING SEA AND EXTENDS EASTWARD OVER THE MAINLAND. MODEL GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE CUTOFF LOW WHICH WILL FORM SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND REMAIN IN THAT GENERAL VICINITY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE PASSING SOUTH OF THE GULF LATER IN THE WEEK. THE WILL KEEP ANY ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION MAINLY CONFINED TO THE AKPEN AND KODIAK ISLAND. THE CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND LATER IN THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE WEAKENS AND AN UPPER TROUGH DROPS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF ALASKA. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALES...172 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP LONG TERM...CB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:11 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Aug 2, 3:11 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Aug 2, 3:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.