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Gale Warning 528, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 27, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 27, 2015, 3:12 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Aug 27, 2015, 3:12 PM AKDT (23:12 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2015, 3:35 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

832 
FZAK52 PAFC 272312
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 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.

PKZ199-281230-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT WILL REMAIN STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH
FRIDAY. A 1010 MB LOW DEVELOPS 140 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND
FRI MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1002 MB
FRI EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
EARLY SAT THROUGH SUN.

$$

PKZ150-281230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ155-281230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-281230-
BRISTOL BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-281230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-281230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-281230-
UNALASKA BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-281230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-281230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-281230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-281230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-281230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-281230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-281230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-281230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-281230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-281230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-281230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
312 PM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
5 follow-up statements
695 
FZAK52 PAFC 281145
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 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.

PKZ199-290030-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1010 MB LOW DEVELOPS 140 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND THIS
MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1006 MB THIS
EVENING. A FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN BERING MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING TODAY AND THEN MOVES SOUTH ON SAT AND
DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. A NORTH PACIFIC 995
MB LOW MOVES TO 51N 165E EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-290030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ155-290030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-290030-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-290030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-290030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-290030-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-290030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-290030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-290030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-290030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-290030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-290030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-290030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-290030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-290030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-290030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-290030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
305 
FZAK52 PAFC 281145 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-290030-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1010 MB LOW DEVELOPS 140 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND THIS
MORNING...THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1006 MB THIS
EVENING. A FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN BERING MOVES EAST ACROSS THE
NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING TODAY AND THEN MOVES SOUTH ON SAT AND
DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. A NORTH PACIFIC 995
MB LOW MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF ATTU EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-290030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTS UP TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ155-290030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ160-290030-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-290030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-290030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ171-290030-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-290030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ173-290030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-290030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-290030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-290030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-290030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-290030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ179-290030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ180-290030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-290030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-290030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 AM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$
163 
FZAK52 PAFC 282340
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 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.

PKZ199-291215-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1012 MB LOW 190 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES INLAND NEAR
NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1006 MB EARLY SAT. A FRONT ALONG THE EASTERN BERING
MOVES SOUTH ON SAT AND DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING.
A NORTH PACIFIC 995 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON
MOVES TO 250 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON AND MAINTAINS STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ150-291215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-291215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-291215-
BRISTOL BAY-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-291215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-291215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN THE EVENING
BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-291215-
UNALASKA BAY-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-291215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-291215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-291215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ175-291215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-291215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-291215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-291215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. DENSE FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-291215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-291215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-291215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING
BECOMING N 20 KT. ELSEWHERE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-291215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
340 PM AKDT FRI AUG 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
874 
FZAK52 PAFC 291133
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 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.

PKZ199-300100-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING MOVES SOUTH TODAY AND
DISSIPATES TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING. A NORTH PACIFIC 995
MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES TO 290 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ISLAND EARLY SUN MORNING AND
THEN DEEPENS TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES TO 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU
ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-300100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ155-300100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-300100-
BRISTOL BAY-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-300100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ170-300100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ171-300100-
UNALASKA BAY-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-300100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-300100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-300100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ175-300100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ176-300100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-300100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ178-300100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-300100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-300100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-300100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-300100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
333 AM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$
699 
FZAK52 PAFC 292335
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 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.

PKZ199-301230-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT NEAR THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES INTO THE
NORTH PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN
MORNING MOVES TO 175 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 993 MB SUN
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 225 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 991 MB MON
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-301230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-301230-
BRISTOL BAY-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-301230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ170-301230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ171-301230-
UNALASKA BAY-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-301230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ173-301230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ174-301230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ175-301230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ176-301230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ177-301230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-301230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. DENSE FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ179-301230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ180-301230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-301230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

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

$$

PKZ185-301230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
335 PM AKDT SAT AUG 29 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...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 Aug 27, 5:13 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 5:13 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
513 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A 150 KT JET STREAK IN THE SUBTROPICAL JET IS NEARLY ZONAL ACROSS
THE NORTHERN BERING AND NOSING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS MORNING
WITH THE POLAR JET MIGRATING INTO THE BERING STRAIT. ABUNDANT
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE ADVECTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF
DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS WITH THE LARGE PLUME OF MOISTURE EVIDENT
ON IR SATELLITE IMAGERY. A SHORTWAVE MOVING OUT AHEAD OF THE JET
STREAK IS BRINGING SHOWER ACTIVITY TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA.

OVER THE BERING...THE STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED SUBTROPICAL HIGH
REMAINS STATIONARY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS VERY DRY AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH OVER THE
BERING MOVING EAST INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. COLD BAYS SOUNDING FROM
YESTERDAY EVENING AND THIS MORNING SAMPLED THE WARM AND DRY AIR
FROM ABOUT 800 TO 400 MB. TO PUT THE BREADTH OF THE WARM AIR INTO
PERSPECTIVE... THE FREEZING LEVEL ON THE COLD BAY SOUNDING THIS
MORNING WAS OVER 16700 FEET. THAT IS HIGHER THAN MIAMI
FLORIDA...PHOENIX ARIZONA...AND EVEN HILO HAWAIIS SOUNDINGS FROM
THIS MORNING. ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...A STRONG FRONT MOVED
INTO SHEMYA WITH A TROPICAL MOISTURE FEED STREAMING IN FROM THE
REMNANTS OF TYPHOON ATSANI. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS MOVING OVER
THE RELATIVELY COOLER WATERS IS CAUSING WARM ADVECTION FOG OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES.

ONE LAST NOTE THIS MORNING ON THE POLAR JET AS IT WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT PATTERN TO WATCH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK...THIS JET BEING DRAWN SOUTHWARD IS MOVING A POLAR AIR MASS
FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A STRONG SHORTWAVE
NOW MOVING INTO THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND REPRESENTS THE LEADING
EDGE OF A JET STREAK. WHEN THIS ENERGY REACHES SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
AFTERNOON...AN ACTIVE WEATHER CHANGE BEGINS AS THE COLD AIR MERGES
WITH THE WARM AND MOIST SUBTROPICAL AIR MASS CURRENTLY OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT ON THE LATEST EVOLUTION
REGARDING THE ANTICIPATED WIND EVENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE NAMS HIGH RESOLUTION MADE IT THE MODEL OF
CHOICE IN DETERMINING THE MAGNITUDE AND LOCATION OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS. THE NEXT CHALLENGE IN THE FORECAST IS ON SATURDAY AS THE
NEXT SHORTWAVE ROUNDS THE FLOW OF A PARENT LOW DIVING FROM THE
NORTHWEST COAST. MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE STRENGTH AND TRACK
OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM AS THE FIRST CLOSED LOW SLOWLY DRIFTS SOUTH
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF. THE GFS IS THE CURRENT OUTLIER SHOWING
STRONGER PRECIPITATION INTENSITY...BUT TIMING IT ABOUT 6 HOURS
SLOWER THAN THE NAM AND EC.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL CROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE
FIRST IS A STRONG VORTICITY MAXIMUM THAT WILL PUSH QUICKLY
THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS MORNING. DOWN-SLOPING OFF OF
THE ALASKA RANGE WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION AT A MINIMUM AROUND COOK
INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY...WITH POPS RANGING FROM ZERO UP TO
JUST SCATTERED SHOWERS. FURTHER EAST WILL HAVE MUCH BETTER CHANCES
OF PRECIPITATION...WITH LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA. AS THE
VORT MAX SLIDES TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER THIS AFTERNOON A
SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. THE
NEXT VORT MAX WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
FLOW ALOFT TURNS MORE NORTHERLY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE LITTLE
OR NO PRECIPITATION BUT BRINGS WITH IT A DECENT COLD FRONT. 850 MB
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO OVER MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. THE SURFACE GRADIENT
WILL ALSO INCREASE DRAMATICALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE GULF LOW
DEEPENS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO CENTRAL ALASKA BEHIND THE
FRONT. THE SURFACE GRADIENT WILL SLACKEN FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AS THE GULF LOW SLIDES SOUTHEAST AND THE CENTRAL ALASKA SURFACE
HIGH WEAKENS AHEAD OF A SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN ALASKA.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WIDESPREAD SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WITH STEADIER RAIN ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AS A
PAIR OF VIGOROUS SHORTWAVES MOVES OVERHEAD IN RAPID SUCCESSION.
PRECIPITATION WILL THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE
SECOND OF THESE WAVES DEPARTS INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND USHERS
IN BRISK NORTHWEST FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DIGGING TROUGH.
THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO
COLDER TEMPERATURES TONIGHT AS OVERNIGHT LOWS DIP INTO THE 30S
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BENEATH DECREASING CLOUD COVER. THE PERIOD
OF DRY WEATHER WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER WAVE MOVES OVER THE
TOP OF THE BERING RIDGE AND BRINGS ANOTHER ROUND OF RAINFALL TO
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
ASIDE FROM A FEW SHOWERS IN NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...THE BULK OF THE RAINFALL WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE
FAR WESTERN PARTS OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE
NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE IS RE-ESTABLISHED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
YIELDING WIDESPREAD STRATUS AND FOG. RAIN WILL THEN GRADUALLY
SPREAD TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT
AS AN UPPER WAVE ROUNDS THE TOP OF THE RIDGE...WITH RAIN RETURNING
TO THE REST OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE
BREAKS DOWN.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

BEGINNING THE EXTENDED PERIOD FRIDAY NIGHT...THE REGION WILL BE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ELONGATED TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE
NORTH SLOPE OF ALASKA TO THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE
OUTFLOW WIND EVENT WILL BE WINDING DOWN FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE GULF
LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT SOUTHEAST. EVENTUALLY WITH
TIME...A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN NORTHWEST FLOW ORIGINATING FROM
EASTERN SIBERIA WILL MERGE WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED ARCTIC TROUGH
OVER THE NORTH SLOPE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE UNFORTUNATELY
REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS LOW AS IT
MOVES FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA TO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
UNCERTAINTY SEEMS TO LIE IN HOW MUCH SUBTROPICAL ENERGY OVER THE
WESTERN BERING MERGES WITH THE DIGGING TROUGH. THE GFS FAVORS A
STRONGER SOLUTION AND MORE INTACT MERGER...WHICH BRINGS MORE
PRECIPITATION INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...AND EVENTUALLY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE WEAKER SOLUTIONS SUCH AS THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN GDPS
FAVOR A FARTHER SOUTH TRACK OF THE LOW...AND WEAKER DEVELOPMENT IN
THE GULF OF ALASKA. FOR THIS FORECAST...A CONTINUED CONSERVATIVE
FORECAST WAS TAKEN FAVORING A WPC ENSEMBLE BLEND ALONG WITH SOME
ECMWF. THIS WILL KEEP LOWER END CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER
MAINLAND LOCATIONS...WITH HIGHER CHANCES REMAINING LARGELY OVER
THE BERING AND GULF OF ALASKA AS THE LOW SKIRTS THE REGION.
THEREAFTER...THERE IS HIGHER CONFIDENCE LEADING INTO MIDWEEK AS
SOUTHCENTRAL REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRY AND COOLER
OFFSHORE FLOW...WITH A SLOWLY DEVELOPING FLAT RIDGE OVER THE
BERING. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INCREASE AGAIN TOWARDS THE MIDDLE TO
END OF NEXT WEEK...WITH A SLOW REBOUND IN TEMPERATURES AFTER THE
COOL PERIOD THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 119 120 121 127 128 129 130 131 132 136 137
 150.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JW/KH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CB
LONG TERM...JA

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:50 AM AKDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

AKZ171-281800-
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

RE-SUSPENSION OF ASH FROM THE KATMAI VOLCANO POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH BY THIS EVENING AND COULD RE-SUSPEND ASH
AND BLOW IT INTO PARTS OF KODIAK ISLAND. COMMUNITIES ALONG
SHELIKOF STRAIT ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED...BUT ASH
COULD MAKE IT AS FAR AS AKHIOK. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS WILL BE
REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR AIR QUALITY. THOSE WHO ARE MORE
SENSITIVE TO POOR AIR QUALITY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND CONSIDER
STAYING INDOORS.

MSO
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:50 AM AKDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

CORRECTED TYPO

AKZ171-281800-
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

RESUSPENSION OF ASH FROM THE KATMAI VOLCANO POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH BY THIS EVENING AND COULD RESUSPEND ASH
AND BLOW IT INTO PARTS OF KODIAK ISLAND. COMMUNITIES ALONG
SHELIKOF STRAIT ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED...BUT ASH COULD
MAKE IT AS FAR AS AKHIOK. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS WILL BE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND POOR AIR QUALITY. THOSE WHO ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO
POOR AIR QUALITY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND CONSIDER STAYING
INDOORS.

MSO
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 11:50 AM AKDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

CORRECTED HEADLINE

AKZ171-281800-
KODIAK ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY
1150 AM AKDT THU AUG 27 2015

...ASH BEING RESUSPENDED FROM THE 1912 ERUPTION OF KATMAI VOLCANO...

NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH BY THIS
EVENING. ASH FROM THE 1912 ERUPTION OF KATMAI VOLCANO HAS BEGUN TO
BLOW ACROSS SHELIKOF STRAIT AND ONTO PARTS OF KODIAK...AND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. COMMUNITIES ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT
ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED...BUT ASH COULD MAKE IT AS FAR
AS AKHIOK. THE BIGGEST IMPACTS WILL BE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND
POOR AIR QUALITY. THOSE WHO ARE MORE SENSITIVE TO POOR AIR QUALITY
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND CONSIDER STAYING INDOORS.

MSO/AMD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 8:51 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC31 hr
Aug 26, 9:43 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC12 hr
Aug 27, 3:49 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Aug 27, 3:49 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Aug 27, 3:56 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 27, 9:21 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC25 hr
Aug 27, 3:12 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Aug 27, 3:48 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr

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