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Gale Warning 889, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 17, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST. 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
Nov 17, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2006, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181247
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-190300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH
EARLY MON MORNING. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MOVES
EASTWARD AND WEAKENS. 
$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...NORTH
WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. ELSEWHERE...VARIABLE
WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 190029
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-191500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW MOVES TO 760 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.  
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 190034 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-191500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW MOVES TO 760 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.  
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SHOWERS.  
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT NOV 18 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 191253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-200300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW MOVES TO 500 NM SOUTH
OF SHEMYA EARLY TUES MORNING. 
$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 21 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. NW
WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-201500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 990 MB
LOW 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MONDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 290 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AND WEAKENS TO 993 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN.
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN NOV 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND
SNOW
SHOWERS.  
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201248
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-210300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA TUES AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW
340 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT MOVES TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA LATE TUES  NIGHT.  
$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUE NIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. WEST OF ATKA...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING
TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT.
ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON NOV 20 2006

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 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 Nov 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 12:00 AM AKST, 23 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST FRI NOV 17 2006

.DISCUSSION...
THE STAGNANT PATTERN OF A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AND TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES. THE
SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF THAT HAS BEEN PRESENT NEAR THE NORTHERN
COASTS HAS BEGUN TO SLOWLY PULL SOUTH. SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN MOSTLY IN
THE GULF BUT ARE SPREADING OUT TO THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND
OVER TO KODIAK. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
EASTERN BERING CONTINUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES OVER THE AKPEN. THE
REST OF THE MAINLAND REMAINS GENERALLY CLEAR WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS.

MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE QUITE WELL IN THE STAGNANT PATTERN. HAVE
USED A BLEND OF BOTH MODELS.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE
RELAXING AS THE LOW PULLS FARTHER AWAY TO THE SOUTH. THIS WILL BRING
THE WARNING LEVEL WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER
DELTA BELOW CRITERIA. THE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN BACK UP SATURDAY
NIGHT RESULTING IN A RETURN TO HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FOR AT
LEAST THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. OTHERWISE LOOK FOR CONTINUED COLD AND
MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS WITH PRECIPITATION REMAINING MAINLY OFFSHORE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN
COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH CLOUD COVER REACHING OVER TO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY TO HELP MODERATE THE TEMPERATURES.

WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN FOR THIS
TIME AS WELL. THE NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN STRENGTH TODAY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH THE GULF LOW WEAKENS. A SYSTEM ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE LOW WILL PUSH SHOWERS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS STARTING
SATURDAY AND INTO MID NEXT WEEK. THE SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND WILL
REMAIN DRY AND COLD WITH NORTHERLY FLOW DIMINISHING. THE YUKON DELTA
COASTS COULD SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS WELL AS
MOISTURE RIDES UP OVER THE RIDGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 135
MARINE...GALE 120 121 130 132 150 155 160 170 171 180
      ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 125 129 130 138 140 141 150 160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

LR NOV 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 3:40 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC55 hr
Nov 17, 5:50 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 hr
Nov 17, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 17, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 17, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 17, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 17, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 18, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 18, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.