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Gale Warning 965, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 6, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 7, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 070006
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

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.

PKZ199-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
FRI AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB
FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-071500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-071500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-071500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-071500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-071500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-071500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 070224 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

THIS CORRECTS AREA 176 HEADLINE

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.

PKZ199-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
FRI AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB
FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-071500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-071500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-071500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-071500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-071500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-071500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 070454 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

UPDATED ZONE 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176 179

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.

PKZ199-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
FRI AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB
FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-071500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-071500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRI NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-071500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-071500-
UNALASKA BAY
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-071500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-071500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 070704 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 155 165 176 179 HEADLINES.

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.

PKZ199-071500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA
FRI AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO
NEAR COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 989 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE
ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 984 MB
FRI AFTERNOON THEN WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN PRESSURE THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-071500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-071500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-071500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-071500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-071500-
UNALASKA BAY
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-071500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-071500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-071500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-071500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
755 PM AST THU DEC 6 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 071221
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

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.

PKZ199-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING CROSSES THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR
TOGIAK TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THIS MORNING
MOVES TO 250 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA SAT MORNING AT 988 MB AND BECOMES
NEARLY STATIONARY. A 987 MB LOW FORMS NEAR UMNAK ISLAND THIS EVENING
THEN MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 130 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL
SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-080300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-080300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-080300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 071744 RRA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...RETRANSMIT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

RETRANSMISSION

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.

PKZ199-080300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THIS MORNING CROSSES THE
ALASKA PENINSULA NEAR SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR
TOGIAK TONIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA THIS MORNING
MOVES TO 250 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA SAT MORNING AT 988 MB AND BECOMES
NEARLY STATIONARY. A 987 MB LOW FORMS NEAR UMNAK ISLAND THIS EVENING
THEN MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO 130 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL
SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-080300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-080300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-080300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-080300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-080300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-080300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-080300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-080300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-080300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 072316
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

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.

PKZ199-081500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

THE 990 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM FRI
NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 240 NM NORTH OF
ADAK FRI NIGHT THEN BE A 983 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA SUN
AFTERNOON. A 991 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 90 NM
EAST OF ST PAUL SUN AFTERNOON INTENSIFYING TO 976 MB
$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 7 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081236
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

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.

PKZ199-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SAINT GEORGE THIS MORNING MOVES NORTH 
AND MERGES INTO AN ALREADY EXISTING NEARLY STATIONARY 982 MB LOW 250
NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
MOVES NORTH TO UMNAK ISLAND AT 983 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN NORTH TO NEAR
SAINT MATTHEW AT 970 MB SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 8 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 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 Dec 5, 11:08 PM AKST, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 11:08 PM AKST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
408 AM AST THU DEC 6 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THIS MORNING...A STRONG BUT VERTICALLY STACKED AND WEAKENING LOW IS
PRESENT JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST INTO THE BERING STRAIT AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW EXTENDS FROM THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
SOUTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK. MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION...GENERALLY RAIN...IS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT.
THIS FRONT IS MOVING NORTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE HAVING TROUBLE AND SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE...IN
PARTICULAR REGARDING A COMPLEX OF LOWS IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS
FROM FRIDAY ONWARD. FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE FAVORED A BLEND OF
MODELS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN MADE JUST MINOR CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST AFTER THAT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN AT KODIAK EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL TAPER
OFF THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL...WITH GUSTY WINDS IN THE USUAL AREAS...THOUGH WINDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO COME NEAR ANY WARNING CRITERIA. THE
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MOSTLY RAIN...HAS ALREADY REACHED
THE SOUTHERN END OF THE KENAI EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE SLOW TO
SPREAD INLAND TODAY DUE TO THE INCREASING SOUTHEASTERLY DOWNSLOPE
FLOW. AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT IN THE NORTHWEST
GULF...WINDS WILL WEAKEN AND PRECIP SHOULD SPREAD FURTHER INLAND.
THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW
FROM KENAI NORTH TO ANCHORAGE PALMER AND TALKEETNA TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A RAIN SNOW MIX FOR THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN KENAI EAST TO CORDOVA. PRECIP WILL TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY MORNING OVER MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL. RAIN WILL
BE FAST TO RETURN...WITH RAIN RETURNING TO KODIAK DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY AND TO COASTAL MAINLAND SOUTHCENTRAL FRIDAY EVENING. IT IS
DIFFICULT TO GET CUTE WITH THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL FOR FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND DUE TO POOR MODEL PERFORMANCE...BUT IT LOOKS
LIKE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RAIN COULD FALL ALONG THE COAST AS THERE
WILL BE A TROPICAL CONNECTION. HERE WE GO AGAIN.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND TODAY IS BRINGING
MODEST AMOUNTS OF RAIN WITH SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY...AND GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY IN CHANNELED TERRAIN.
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF TONIGHT BUT...LIKE SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BREAK
WILL BE SHORTLIVED. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING WILL
BRING A RETURN TO RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT...LIKELY PERSISTING
INTO THE WEEKEND.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OUT WEST WITH NUMEROUS LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEMS...MOST BEING STRONG. THE LOW PRESSURE JUST
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW THIS MORNING MOVES NORTHEAST TO THE
BERING STRAIT TONIGHT AND OUT OF OUR FORECAST AREA.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER STRONG LOW FORMS SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT AND
MOVES NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WHILE A
WEAKER LOW MOVES TO JUST NORTH OF AMCHITKA. MODEL AGREEMENT IS
HORRIBLE ONCE THE STRONG LOW ENTERS THE EASTERN BERING...BUT VERY
UNSETTLED WEATHER IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND FOR MOST
AREAS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
POOR MODEL AGREEMENT PERSISTS FOR NEXT WEEK...BUT ALL MODELS KEEP UP
WITH NUMEROUS STRONG AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 413.
         GALE WARNING ZONES 120 125 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165
         170 172 175 176 179 180 185 351 352 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FOISY DEC 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 5, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC
Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 6, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 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.