Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 510, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 9, 2016, 3:15 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2016, 3:15 PM AKDT (23:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 11, 2016, 3:08 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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850 FZAK52 PAFC 092315 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 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. PKZ199-101200- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 988 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 990 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES 90 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 996 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-101200- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT EARLY BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-101200- BRISTOL BAY- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-101200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-101200- UNALASKA BAY- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101200- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-101200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-101200- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-101200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-101200- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-101200- ADAK TO KISKA- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-101200- KISKA TO ATTU- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-101200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-101200- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-101200- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101200- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 315 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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953 FZAK52 PAFC 101140 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ199-110045- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 990 MB TONIGHT...THEN TO 80 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON AT 999 MB SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-110045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-110045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-110045- BRISTOL BAY- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-110045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-110045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-110045- UNALASKA BAY- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-110045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ173-110045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-110045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-110045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-110045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ177-110045- ADAK TO KISKA- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-110045- KISKA TO ATTU- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-110045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-110045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-110045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-110045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 340 AM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
298 FZAK52 PAFC 102322 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ199-111215- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK MOVES 110 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 996 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-111215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-111215- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-111215- BRISTOL BAY- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-111215- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-111215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-111215- UNALASKA BAY- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-111215- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-111215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-111215- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-111215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-111215- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-111215- ADAK TO KISKA- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-111215- KISKA TO ATTU- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-111215- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-111215- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-111215- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-111215- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 322 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
464 FZAK52 PAFC 110755 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 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. PKZ199-112000- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK MOVES 110 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 996 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-112000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-112000- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-112000- BRISTOL BAY- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-112000- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-112000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-112000- UNALASKA BAY- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-112000- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-112000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-112000- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-112000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-112000- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-112000- ADAK TO KISKA- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-112000- KISKA TO ATTU- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-112000- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-112000- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-112000- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-112000- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 1155 PM AKDT SAT SEP 10 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
647 FZAK52 PAFC 111148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ199-120100- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF COLD BAY AT 997 MB THIS EVENING...THEN WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT THEN TO 110 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 980 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-120100- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-120100- BRISTOL BAY- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-120100- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-120100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-120100- UNALASKA BAY- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-120100- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-120100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-120100- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-120100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-120100- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-120100- ADAK TO KISKA- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-120100- KISKA TO ATTU- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-120100- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-120100- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ181-120100- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-120100- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 348 AM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
881 FZAK52 PAFC 112308 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 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. PKZ199-121230- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY TONIGHT AND WEAKENS INTO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 230 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 979 MB THEN MOVES TO 140 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 977 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-121230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-121230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-121230- BRISTOL BAY- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-121230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-121230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-121230- UNALASKA BAY- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-121230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-121230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-121230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-121230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-121230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-121230- ADAK TO KISKA- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-121230- KISKA TO ATTU- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-121230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-121230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF KUSKOKWIM BAY. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-121230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-121230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 308 PM AKDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE TO 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 9, 4:33 AM AKDT, 10 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 4:33 AM AKDT, 10 hours 42 minutes before
Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
433 AM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A fairly weak upper level low centered over the Cook Inlet region
and a zonally-oriented jet streak moving around the southern
periphery of the low are providing the steering flow for the
larger-scale weather systems moving around southern Alaska this
morning. A shortwave trough rotating about the upper low is
supporting the surface low as it races northeastward towards the
northern Panhandle. The shortwave is kinking the jet streak,
helping intensify the upper-level divergence over the low. This
low is departing the western Gulf, but steady rainfall persists
from southern Prince William Sound into the Gulf. Some of the
heavier rainfall over the northern Gulf has a convective look to
it on radar with smaller cellular echoes embedded within the
broader precipitation shield.
Instability caused by the upper level low over Cook Inlet is
helping slowly moving showers over the western Kenai Peninsula to
persist this morning. These showers too are mostly cellular in
nature, though as a whole they have been weakening steadily over
the past few hours. The 00Z Anchorage sounding shows the lowest
levels of the atmosphere remain nearly saturated. The cooler,
drier air above the saturated layer supports the instability the
showers over the Kenai Peninsula are using to persist.
Over Southwest Alaska, there is a much quieter radar picture this
morning. Weak showers are training along a narrow convergence zone
from Dillingham southward along the coast to Egegik and Pilot
Point. Elsewhere the mid-level cloud cover is rotating
southwestward around the upper low over Cook Inlet.
The most interesting weather over the next few days will be over
the southern Bering and Aleutians. A vigorous low is intensifying
south of the western Aleutians this morning. ASCAT Scatterometer
passes indicate gale force winds south of Adak and Atka. Close to
the center of the low, convection is strong enough to cause some
lightning activity to be detected. Meanwhile, high pressure
persists across the central and northern Bering, with widespread
stratus in place from the Pribilofs westward.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
The models are all in excellent agreement on the synoptic pattern
through tomorrow night, with a building ridge over the eastern
Gulf and the Bering low tracking eastward along the Aleutians.
With the track of the low and its associated precipitation being
very well handled by all the models, forecast confidence is very
high.
The forecast challenge for Southcentral is primarily focused on
the winds. While the center of the low over the Gulf will continue
to track well east of the area, the associated winds resulting
from the strong gradient between the low and building high
pressure will impact much of Southcentral Alaska over the next
24-48 hours. Forecasting how strong the winds will be as they
funnel through the numerous bays, passes, and gaps will be
primarily determined by two factors. Initially, it will be where
exactly the low tracks, while tonight the primary driver will be
how strong a secondary leeside low, that develops along the
northern Gulf Coast tonight, gets once the broad flow turns
offshore. The high resolution models usually handle those details
the best, so they were the preferred this morning. However, even
among those, the differences are significant.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The moderate strength low over the northeastern Gulf this morning
will head inland across Southeast Alaska while the upper level low
near the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula drops southward into
the Gulf. This will quickly bring an end to rain along the north
Gulf coast and Kenai Peninsula as deformation band breaks up with
shift in the flow. Tight surface pressure gradients from the
northeast Gulf low combined with strengthening northerly offshore
flow behind the upper center will lead to increasing winds area-
wide. This will lead to drying and warming, with subsidence under
increasingly sunny skies. The strongest winds will be along coastal
gaps including Seward, Whittier, and Valdez.
Winds will begin to diminish most places this evening as pressure
gradients weaken and high pressure builds in from the north and
west. It looks like at least a little wind will linger through
the night which will keep temperatures from dropping very much in
what would otherwise be a very chilly night with mostly clear
skies and a fairly cool air mass. Wind sheltered areas away from
the coast will likely completely decouple from the boundary layer
overnight, so a few isolated areas may see temperatures drop to
around freezing early tomorrow morning. Most notably, this
includes portions of East Anchorage, the Eagle River Valley, and
the Matanuska Valley. At this point do not think freezing temps
will be widespread enough to warrant a Freeze Warning, so will
opt to issue a Special Weather Statement.
Winds will hold on longest along the immediate coast, but will
die down completely by mid day Saturday. With high pressure
overhead it looks like a crystal clear day for most of the region.
The ridge will quickly slide eastward Saturday Night and Sunday,
opening the way for tropical moisture to stream northward toward
Mainland Alaska. Rain will reach Kodiak Island Saturday Night then
quickly spread northward to the rest of Southcentral on Sunday.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
Ridging will build in over Bristol Bay and Southwest Alaska today
and tonight bringing drier weather through Saturday. The next
incoming frontal system will reach the Alaska Peninsula Saturday
and the Southwest Alaska coast late Saturday night. In addition to
bringing widespread, moderate to heavy rainfall, the frontal
system will bring increasing east to southeast winds...especially
through gaps and passes in the Aleutian Range.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2)...
The North Pacific low south of the west and central Aleutians
will continue to strengthen as it tracks east northeast through
this evening. The low will reach its maximum depth tonight then
gradually fill as it continues northeast to be located just south
of the eastern Aleutians early Sunday morning. The associated
frontal system will spread across the Aleutians and into the
southern Bering, bringing rainy and windy conditions with it.
Further to the north, weak ridging will persist over the central
Bering.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
Models are depicting a low pressure system tracking into the
Bristol Bay by Sunday afternoon with the associated weather front
tracking into the eastern Gulf of Alaska. This produces strong
pressure gradients with gusty southeasterly winds through the
Barren Islands as this frontal system moves northward. Therefore,
look for abundant moisture streaming into the Southcentral Alaska
region as the frontal boundary moves through the Prince William
Sound, and the Anchorage Bowl by Sunday afternoon. This synoptic
feature coincides with gusty Turnagain Arm, and gap winds before
tapering off into Monday. Meanwhile, the Bering Sea has high
pressure over the region, and a North Pacific Low south of the
Western Aleutians that tracks eastward along Aleutian Chain. This
system produces gale force easterly/northeasterly winds along the
Aleutian Chain, and the lower Bering before this systems elongates
into two low pressure systems by Sunday. Therefore, the central
Aleutians/Bering will transition to small craft advisory northerly
winds by Sunday accompanied by a showery weather regime pattern.
This synoptic feature transitions into a broad area of low
pressure over the eastern Bering before moving inland over the
Kuskokwim Delta region heading into Monday. By Monday evening the
next Bering low tracks into the West Aleutians, and moves along
the same pattern as previous system before being located near the
Eastern Aleutians by the midweek time-frame. This will keep the
temperatures in the upper 50s along the chain, and lower 60s in
the Southwest/Southeast Alaska coastal communities.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...None.
MARINE...Storms 177.
Gales 130 131 132 155 17-176 178.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...JPW
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JR
LONG TERM...PDIn the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 9, 2:59 PM AKDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 259 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 AKZ101-111-112300- ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 259 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY... EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY MAY REACH THE FREEZING MARK FOR ISOLATED AREAS OF THE ANCHORAGE TO MATANUSKA VALLEY CORRIDOR. THE MOST LIKELY SPOTS TO OBSERVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EAST ANCHORAGE, THE EAGLE RIVER VALLEY, THE BUTTE, AND MEADOW LAKES. WINDS IN THESE SPECIFIC AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN OVERNIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY DROP UNDER CLEAR SKIES. IF TEMPERATURES DO REACH FREEZING IT IS EXPECTED TO BE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD, PERHAPS AN HOUR OR SO. FOR THE REST OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, WHICH WILL MAINTAIN WARMER TEMPERATURES. SATURDAY NIGHT WILL START OUT CLEAR. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH WILL LIMIT COOLING AND MAINTAIN ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FARMERS AND GARDENERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE TEMPERATURES AND MAY WISH TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PLANTS. THIS MAY INCLUDE BRINGING PLANTS INDOORS. AKZ125-131-141-145-112300- WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- COPPER RIVER BASIN-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA... MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 259 PM AKDT FRI SEP 9 2016 ...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SIGNIFICANT RISES ON SMALLER STREAMS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY IN THE MAT-SU VALLEYS AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST... AFTER SUNNY WEATHER ON SATURDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INTO THE AREA ON SUNDAY BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND CAUSING SMALLER STREAMS AND RIVERS TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE GULF COAST AND AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, WITH LESSER BUT STILL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TOTALS IN INTERIOR AREAS. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED, BUT SOME RIVERS AND STREAMS MAY RISE TO NEAR BANKFULL BY MONDAY WHEN THE RAIN STARTS TO TAPER OFF. THE RESURRECTION RIVER NEAR SEWARD MAY REACH THE LEVEL AT WHICH IT BEGINS TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY AT THE SEWARD AIRPORT. PEOPLE WITH PROPERTY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS OR THOSE RECREATING OUTDOORS LATE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD PREPARE FOR HEAVY RAIN AND ASSOCIATED SIGNIFICANT RISES IN THE RIVERS. THE LATEST RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS ARE ALWAYS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APRFC
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 3:26 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:26 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:26 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Sep 9, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Sep 9, 3:22 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Sep 9, 3:22 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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