Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 572, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 2015, 3:25 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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
- Sep 21, 2015, 3:25 PM AKDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 23, 2015, 3:43 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
424 FZAK52 PAFC 212325 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 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. PKZ199-221315- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH THE BRISTOL BAY WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN BERING WED. $$ PKZ150-221315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-221315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-221315- BRISTOL BAY- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-221315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-221315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-221315- UNALASKA BAY- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ172-221315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-221315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-221315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM ATKA EAST. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-221315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM ATKA EAST. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-221315- ADAK TO KISKA- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-221315- KISKA TO ATTU- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-221315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-221315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-221315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-221315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 325 PM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
493 FZAK52 PAFC 221144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 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. PKZ199-230045- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN BERING LATE TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA LATE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-230045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-230045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-230045- BRISTOL BAY- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-230045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ171-230045- UNALASKA BAY- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ172-230045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-230045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ174-230045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ176-230045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-230045- ADAK TO KISKA- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-230045- KISKA TO ATTU- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-230045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-230045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-230045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 344 AM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND BECOMING W 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
681 FZAK52 PAFC 222305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 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. PKZ199-231215- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ALASKA LATE WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-231215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-231215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-231215- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-231215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-231215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-231215- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-231215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-231215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-231215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-231215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-231215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ177-231215- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ178-231215- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-231215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-231215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-231215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-231215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKDT TUE SEP 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
956 FZAK52 PAFC 231143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 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. PKZ199-240045- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SLOWLY TRACKS INTO MAINLAND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WED NIGHT...THEN DISSIPATES. A FRONT ENTERS THE NORTHERN BERING THU EVENING AND GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS AS IT DRIFTS SOUTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-240045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-240045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-240045- BRISTOL BAY- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-240045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-240045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-240045- UNALASKA BAY- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-240045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ173-240045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-240045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-240045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-240045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-240045- ADAK TO KISKA- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-240045- KISKA TO ATTU- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-240045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-240045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-240045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-240045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 343 AM AKDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Sep 21, 4:47 AM AKDT, 10 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 4:47 AM AKDT, 10 hours 38 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 447 AM AKDT MON SEP 21 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO JUST EAST OF THE ALCAN BORDER THIS MORNING. ONE LARGE CLOSED LOW COVERS MAINLAND AK AND THE NORTHERN GULF...AND A SECOND IS AT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH SOUTH OF THE GULF. A WEAK WAVE IS MOVING ALONG THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE UPPER TROUGH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING. AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD TROUGH IS OVER THE GULF WITH A LOW CENTERED SOUTH OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND A WEAK LOW IS OVER THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING. THE LATTER LOW IS ATTEMPTING TO CUT THROUGH A SURFACE HIGH THAT COVERS THE ENTIRE BERING. HIGH PRESSURE IN THE BERING AND LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF ARE MAINTAINING A PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN. WINDS BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN OF THE AKPEN ARE REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS IN DOWNSTREAM MARINE AREAS. OTHERWISE SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE MOVING ALONG THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST AK. RAIN SHOWERS AND AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM ARE MOVING ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AS THEY ROTATE AROUND THE LOW TO THE SOUTH. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE LOW IN THE BERING WILL DISSIPATE AS IT REACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY MIDDAY TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RECONSOLIDATE OVER THE BERING AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE AKPEN WILL STRENGTHEN BRIEFLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO SOUTHEAST AK ON TUE. THE NEXT FEATURE WILL BE A FRONT THAT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BERING BEGINNING TUE AFTERNOON. ONCE AGAIN THE NAM AND GEM WERE USED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DETAIL...ESPECIALLY REGARDING THE WIND FIELD THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...PRIMARILY IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION AND ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. A PATTERN CHANGE IS ON THE WAY WITH A STRONG HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BERING BEGINNING TO PROGRESS EASTWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA. A POLAR JET ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIDGE IS DRIVING ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING AND WESTERN ALASKA. SOME OF THIS AIR IS BEGINNING TO SPILL ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE WESTERN GULF BEHIND A SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THIS WILL LEAD TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT AND PORTIONS OF KODIAK ISLAND. AS THE RIDGE NEARS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND ARCTIC AIR WILL BEGIN TO FILTER DOWN FROM INTERIOR ALASKA LEADING TO STRENGTHENING WINDS AREA-WIDE. WINDS WILL PEAK MOST PLACES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE POLAR JET CROSSES SOUTHCENTRAL. UPPER LEVEL FORCING IS LOOKING MORE IMPRESSIVE THAN IT DID IN PRIOR DAYS...WITH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND JET STREAK DROPPING DOWN FROM NORTHERN ALASKA WITH ASSOCIATED INCREASING DOWNWARD MOTION. THEREFORE...HAVE TRENDED STRONGER WITH WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH COASTAL GAPS SUCH AS VALDEZ. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE LINGERING COLD UPPER TROUGH OVERHEAD WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR ANY PRECIPITATION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FORCING FOR SYNOPTIC ASCENT IS RATHER MEAGER SO THE BEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE DAYTIME INSTABILITY OVER THE TERRAIN. EXPECT SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS OVER MAINLY THE KUSKOKWIM MOUNTAINS AND ALASKA RANGE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL SEE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WHILE THE NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES. CLOUDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TODAY AND TOMORROW AS NORTHERLY WINDS BEGIN TO LIGHTEN UP AS WELL. BY LATE TUESDAY THE COLD AIR ALOFT BEGINS TO MODERATE AS THE UPPER TROUGH EXITS TO THE EAST AND A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... A SHARP DISTURBANCE PROPAGATING THROUGH THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER IN ACTIVE WEATHER EARLY TODAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BRING RAIN TO THE PRIBILOFS EARLY FOLLOWED BY THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. THINGS GET QUIETER ON TUESDAY BUT COLD NORTHERLY FLOW OVER CLIMATOLOGICALLY WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL PROMOTE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WHILE A FRONT AND UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL TRAVERSE THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THROUGH LATE TUESDAY BRINGING STEADY RAIN. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... THE MODELS REMAIN IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT RIDGING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA INTO THE MAINLAND ON TUESDAY WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. TO THE SOUTH OF THIS RIDGE...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF...PROVIDING ENOUGH OF A GRADIENT FOR WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW TO THE SOUTH MAINLAND BUT WITH OTHERWISE MOSTLY CLEAR AND COOL CONDITIONS. ON THURSDAY...MODEL AGREEMENT BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN WITH THE TRACK OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM THAT LOOKS TO APPROACH THE WEST COAST FROM SIBERIA...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARDS TO THE SPEED OF THIS SYSTEM. IT DOES NOW APPEAR LIKELY THAT THE FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON THURSDAY...HOWEVER MODEL AGREEMENT DIMINISHES SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY WITH BOTH HOW FAST AND HOW DEEP THE TROUGH WILL DIG INTO THE MAINLAND. THE GFS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY FASTER AND FURTHER NORTH...KEEPING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION NORTH OF THE AOR. MEANWHILE THE EC HAS BEEN MUCH SLOWER AND DEEPER WITH THE TROUGH...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO SOUTHCENTRAL BY NEXT WEEKEND. THE GFS HAS SINCE TRENDED SLOWER WITH THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER THERE STILL REMAINS SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY WITH HOW FAR SOUTH PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP. AS A RESULT...THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN CHANCE TO SLIGHT CHANCE FOR FRIDAY/SATURDAY...BUT FURTHER MODEL TRENDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED TO SEE IF THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SB SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...ML LONG TERM...DEK
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Sep 21, 3:50 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Sep 21, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 21, 3:40 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Sep 21, 3:40 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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