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Gale Warning 339, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 7, 2016, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2016, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2016, 3:10 PM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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197 FZAK52 PAFC 071141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 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. PKZ199-080045- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 290 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 280 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 1000 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 340 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 1002 MB LATE FRI. A FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY...MAINTAINING STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-080045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-080045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-080045- BRISTOL BAY- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-080045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-080045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-080045- UNALASKA BAY- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ173-080045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-080045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-080045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-080045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-080045- ADAK TO KISKA- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-080045- KISKA TO ATTU- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-080045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-080045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ181-080045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-080045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 341 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
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279 FZAK52 PAFC 072316 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 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. PKZ199-081230- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SWING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT 75 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI FRI MORNING...MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-081230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-081230- BRISTOL BAY- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-081230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-081230- UNALASKA BAY- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-081230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-081230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-081230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-081230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-081230- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-081230- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-081230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-081230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-081230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$
249 FZAK52 PAFC 072353 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 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. PKZ199-081245- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A FRONT JUST SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL SWING INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRI. A 978 MB LOW DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT 75 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI FRI MORNING...MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AT 978 MB FRI AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 981 MB SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-081245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-081245- BRISTOL BAY- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-081245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-081245- UNALASKA BAY- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-081245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-081245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-081245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-081245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-081245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-081245- ADAK TO KISKA- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-081245- KISKA TO ATTU- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-081245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-081245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-081245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-081245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 353 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$
931 FZAK52 PAFC 081142 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ199-090045- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO NEAR NIKOLSKI AT 981 MB LATE TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 80 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 985 MB LATE SAT. $$ PKZ150-090045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-090045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-090045- BRISTOL BAY- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-090045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-090045- UNALASKA BAY- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-090045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-090045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-090045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-090045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-090045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ177-090045- ADAK TO KISKA- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ178-090045- KISKA TO ATTU- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-090045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-090045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-090045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 342 AM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$
067 FZAK52 PAFC 082310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 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. PKZ199-091215- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE AT 984 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL SUN AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES TO NEAR DILLINGHAM AT 989 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVES TO NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE AT 992 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-091215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT WEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. WINDS SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGHOUT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-091215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-091215- BRISTOL BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-091215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ170-091215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ171-091215- UNALASKA BAY- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ173-091215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ174-091215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-091215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-091215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ177-091215- ADAK TO KISKA- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-091215- KISKA TO ATTU- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-091215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-091215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ181-091215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-091215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 310 PM AKDT FRI APR 8 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$
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 Apr 6, 4:40 PM AKDT, 11 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 4:40 PM AKDT, 11 hours 1 minute before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2016 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE ARE TWO PRIMARY LOW PRESSURE AREAS IMPACTING THE ANCHORAGE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY CURRENTLY. THE FIRST IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NEAR KAMISHAK BAY IN LOWER COOK INLET. THIS FEATURE IS BRINGING SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA...PARTICULARLY TO SOUTH- AND EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE SECOND LOW IS ACTUALLY A WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA. THE WESTERLY GRADIENT IS SUBSIDING ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THIS FEATURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN DIMINISHING WINDS. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING EXTENDING TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS GETTING STRETCHED AS THE ENERGY ALOFT SHEARS APART. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS REMAIN IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK. THE NAM CONTINUES AS AN EASTERLY OUTLIER WITH A LOW MOVING FROM THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC NORTH TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST THURSDAY BEFORE MOVING INLAND THURSDAY NIGHT AND LEAVING A RESIDUAL LOW NEAR THE GULF COAST OR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE GFS...WHICH IS TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF A TIGHT CLUSTER OF MODELS EXCLUDING THE NAM...IS PREFERRED. THE MAIN IMPACTS OF THE EVENTUAL TRACK WILL BE RAIN FOR THE COASTAL AREAS...WITH SNOW POTENTIALLY FOR THOMPSON PASS AND PARTS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WHERE UP TO SEVERAL INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION WOULD BE POSSIBLE. BACK TOWARD THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS...JET ENERGY DIVING INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL HELP TO ENERGIZE A SURFACE FRONT AND PUSH IT TOWARD THE SOUTHERN BERING...WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH AKPEN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. A NEW TRIPLE POINT LOW MAY THEN BE POISED TO DEVELOP FROM THIS FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE UPPER LEVELS HAVE A STRONG 115 KNOT SOUTHERLY JET STREAKING THROUGH THE GULF BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN PANHANDLE REGION. THIS IS STREAMING MOISTURE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS SPILLING INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...MAT-SU VALLEYS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN REGION THIS LATE AFTERNOON. WHILE AT 500 MB THERE IS A NEGATIVE TILTED TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WHICH IS KICKING OFF NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE NORTHERN GULF THAT IS SPREADING INTO THE NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES. THIS SYNOPTIC FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME THROUGH THURSDAY. WHILE THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN KENAI CONTINUES TO GET DOWNSLOPED OUT RESULTING IN DRIER CONDITIONS WITH THE CROSS- BARRIER FLOW. THERE WILL BE A GALE FORCE NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING INTO THE GULF BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE NEXT SWATH OF MOISTURE APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WHICH WILL BRING GALE FORCE EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE COASTLINE NEAR CAPE SUCKLING. THIS WILL BRING A BAND OF PRECIPITATION INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EXTENDING INTO MATANUSKA VALLEY BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX WITH RAIN ALONG THE COASTLINE BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO A RAIN/SNOW MIX FARTHER INLAND EXCEPT FOR ALL SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS. .FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THERE WILL BE SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES TRACKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF INTO THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A SHOWERY WEATHER REGIME WITH THE NORTHERN COASTAL COMMUNITIES RECEIVING THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION. THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE WESTERN KENAI WILL HAVE DRIER CONDITIONS WITH DOWNSLOPING EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER WESTERN KENAI. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE RED FLAG CRITERIA THROUGH FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH CENTERED OVER BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW SHIFTS EAST ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY THURSDAY NIGHT AND INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)... THE FRONTAL SYSTEM STRETCHING ACROSS THE BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SHEAR APART AND WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO ROTATE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE NEXT DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TO AROUND 48N BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT TO STRETCH ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY. && .LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)... RIDGING WILL DOMINATE THE EASTERN PART OF THE MAINLAND FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. MULTIPLE LOWS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TROUGH BRINGING WINDS AND PRECIPITATION PRIMARILY TO THE ALEUTIANS AND COASTAL AREAS. NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A DEEP LOW TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. AT THIS TIME THE MODELS VARY WIDELY ON ITS POTENTIAL DEPTH AND WHETHER IT WOULD MOVE INTO THE BERING OR STAY SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. HOWEVER...THEY DO SEEM TO BE MOVING MORE TO THE SOUTH WITH THE MOST RECENT RUNS. THESE DIFFERENCES COULD RESULT IN MAJOR CHANGES TO THE WINDS FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE...119 155 172 174 176 177. && SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...PD SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR LONG TERM...DK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:33 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:37 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:41 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 7, 2:57 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:16 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Apr 7, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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