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Gale Warning 682, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 27, 2015, 3:01 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
- Oct 27, 2015, 3:01 PM AKDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 29, 2015, 3:22 AM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
298 FZAK52 PAFC 272301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 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. PKZ199-281200- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE SPENCER AS A 974 MB LOW BY THU AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND DISSIPATES WED AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MOVES OVER KODIAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 18 FT NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT IN THE EVENING. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-281200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-281200- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-281200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-281200- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-281200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-281200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-281200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-281200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-281200- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-281200- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-281200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-281200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-281200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-281200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
835 FZAK52 PAFC 281158 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 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. PKZ199-290100- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A BROAD COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WESTERN GULF WILL DRIFT EAST INTO THE GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THU. $$ PKZ150-290100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-290100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-290100- BRISTOL BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT EARLY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-290100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-290100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-290100- UNALASKA BAY- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-290100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-290100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ174-290100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-290100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-290100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-290100- ADAK TO KISKA- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-290100- KISKA TO ATTU- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-290100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-290100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ181-290100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-290100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 358 AM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
358 FZAK52 PAFC 282305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 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. PKZ199-291145- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF AKHIOK THU AFTERNOON AS A 988 MB LOW AND DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI MORNING AS A 985 MB LOW. $$ PKZ150-291145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EARLY THIS EVENING BECOMING NW 15 KT. TOWARD SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-291145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-291145- BRISTOL BAY- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-291145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ170-291145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-291145- UNALASKA BAY- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-291145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ174-291145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EARLY THIS EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-291145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-291145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-291145- ADAK TO KISKA- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-291145- KISKA TO ATTU- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-291145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-291145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ181-291145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-291145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 305 PM AKDT WED OCT 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$
368 FZAK52 PAFC 291122 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 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. PKZ199-300030- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TRACK TO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING FRI. $$ PKZ150-300030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-300030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-300030- BRISTOL BAY- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-300030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 40 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-300030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-300030- UNALASKA BAY- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-300030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ173-300030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-300030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-300030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-300030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-300030- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-300030- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING W 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-300030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ180-300030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ181-300030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-300030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 AM AKDT THU OCT 29 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
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 Oct 27, 5:17 AM AKDT, 9 hours 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 27, 5:17 AM AKDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 517 AM AKDT TUE OCT 27 2015 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ON THE GENERAL LARGE SCALE...THE FLOW PATTERN ALOFT IS GOVERNED BY A LARGE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND RIDGING FROM THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE NORTHERN BERING/KAMCHATKA. THE JET STREAM LIES WELL TO THE SOUTH IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. EACH OF THESE BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW/HIGHS HAS MULTIPLE CENTERS OF CIRCULATION COMPLICATING THE PATTERN A BIT BUT FOR THE MOST PART ARE ACTING AS ONE. THE MAIN AREA OF ACTIVITY IS BETWEEN THE UPPER LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE MAINLAND RIDGING. WHAT IS LEFT OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WITH THE UPPER SYSTEM STRETCHES FROM THE SOUTHERN GULF THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO THE BERING SEA. AN IMPRESSIVE CLOUD SHIELD FROM THE MOIST FLOW BETWEEN THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CANADIAN YUKON AND NORTH PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING VERY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE BARREN ISLANDS...ALEUTIAN RANGE AND INTO THE BERING. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS STAYING MOSTLY DOWNSLOPED AND DRY AS THE FRONTAL ENERGY IS TO THE SOUTH BUT SOME LIGHT RAIN IS MAKING IT TO THE GROUND. THAT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WRAPS ALL THE WAY TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE REMNANTS OF TYPHOON CHAMPI. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL EVOLUTION OF THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN ALOFT...HOWEVER IN NOT GREAT AGREEMENT WITH THE FINE SCALE DETAILS OF THE PATTERN. ALOFT...ALL OF THE UPPER LOW CENTERS WILL CONGEAL INTO ONE BROAD TROUGH AS THE JET PROPAGATES IT EASTWARD. THE SMALLER SCALE EMBEDDED SHORT-WAVES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED SURFACE REFLECTIONS ARE WHAT MODELS ARE NOT HANDLING SO WELL. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE MAIN IMPACTS THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD ARE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF AND RAINFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF...SPECIFICALLY KODIAK ISLAND. THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE GULF MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTH COAST WED. WIDESPREAD GALES ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH A NARROW BAND OF STORMS ACROSS THE BARREN ISLAND AND SHELIKOF STRAIT MARINE AREAS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT...THOUGH A WAVE MOVING ENE ACROSS THE GULF WED AFTERNOON WILL TEND TO KEEP SMALL CRAFT TO LOW END GALES IN THE NORTHERN GULF UNTIL WED EVENING. STRONG EASTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE WITH THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE FOR PROLONGED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS EASTERN KODIAK ISLAND. MODEL ACCUMULATED RAINFALL TOTALS PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT RANGE FROM 1.5-2.5 INCHES ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST TO 3 TO AROUND 5.5 INCHES SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY. PRECIPITATION ACROSS KODIAK WILL BECOME SHOWERY AND DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE TONIGHT. THE BRUNT OF THE RAIN THEN SHIFTS NORTH TO THE EASTERN KENAI WHERE RAINFALL TOTALS RANGE FROM 1.5 TO 3 INCHES...THOUGH THE 00Z GFS20 SHOWS VALUES REACHING NEARING 4.5 INCHES WED NIGHT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2...TUE AND WED)...WHAT'S LEFT OF THE WARM FRONT IS DRAPED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND STRETCHES BACK TOWARD THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. IT IS KEEPING PLENTY OF RAIN MOVING THROUGH THESE AREAS WITH GUSTY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS. THE FEW EXCEPTIONS TO THE PRECIPITATION ARE LOCALIZED SPOTS IN THE LEE OF THE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH TODAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THIS RIDGE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK. THIS IS KEEPING THE GRADIENT TIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE FRONT PIVOTS AND TAKES ON A MORE EAST TO WEST ORIENTATION THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE FLOW TO DEVELOP A BIT MORE OF A NORTHERLY COMPONENT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE YK DELTA AND LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME COLDER AIR OVER THE INTERIOR TO START TO BLEED INTO THE REGION BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SHOULD HELP SOME SNOW TO START TO AT LEAST MIX IN WITH THE RAIN OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2...TUE AND WED)...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL TRACK FROM THE CENTRAL TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHILE STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN BERING. BROAD...LIGHT CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS VARIOUS WEAK LOW CENTERS VIE FOR DOMINANCE. THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS GOING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA. A BROAD DEFORMATION ZONE WILL SET UP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY. THIS WILL SERVE AS THE BOUNDARY FOR THE HEAVIEST RAIN AND STRONGEST WINDS. THIS FEATURE WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTH ON WED EVENTUALLY BRINGING MORE STEADY RAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA LATE WED AFTERNOON. OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOFS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER RUSSIA IS MAKING FOR A TIGHT GRADIENT ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE CYCLONIC FLOW. THIS IS CAUSING INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND SHOULD START TO FUNNEL SOME COOLER AIR TO THESE PARTS. THIS PATTERN WILL ONLY LAST FOR A DAY OR SO THOUGH AS THE HIGHER PRESSURE DRIFTS IN FROM THE WEST BY WED NIGHT AND BRINGS DRIER CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... A SHOWERY REGIME WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK BENEATH AN ELONGATED UPPER TROUGH WITH SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS SPANNING FROM THE MAINLAND TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO PUSH EASTWARD BY THURSDAY... WITH DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE BERING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO A SHARP ARCTIC TROUGH POISED TO DIG OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND LATE IN THE WEEK AND THEN PUSH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AK FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH A NORTH PACIFIC SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL INCLUDING THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AS COLDER AIR BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. CONFIDENCE IN THIS SCENARIO REMAINS LOW AT THIS TIME AS MODELS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH FINER DETAILS...BUT THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT BETWEEN GFS AND EC GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A PERIOD OF COLDER TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE WEEKEND. SNOW POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE... STORMS 131 138 GALES 119 120 130 132 136 137 139 150 175 177 178 181 185. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...ML SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...RMC SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...MO LONG TERM...CB
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 3:28 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:28 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:46 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Oct 27, 11:16 AM AKDT | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:01 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 27, 3:25 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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