Gale Warning 988, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141614 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
715 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

UPDATED ZONES 155 AND 165

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.

PKZ199-150300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 993 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH TONIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG WEATHER 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
715 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E OF SAND POINT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SAND
POINT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
715 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF COLD BAY...
NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG
IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 150029
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AS IT
TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND THEN WEAKEN
SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN
AFTERNOON AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 150737 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1038 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

UPDATED ZONE 172.

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.

PKZ199-151500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AS IT
TRACKS EASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SAT AND THEN WEAKEN
SAT NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 460 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN
AFTERNOON AT 990 MB.
$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1038 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST FRI DEC 14 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151237
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSAGES IN
THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

,,,SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151242 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 150 165 TYPO

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.

PKZ199-160300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE AFTERNOON.  SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

,,,SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160014
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 600 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD
THROUGH MONDAY. A 998 MB LOW 750 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SUNDAY MORNING 
WILL DEEPEN TO A 980 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA BY EARLY MONDAY.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT DEC 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST THU DEC 13 2007

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE ARE THREE VERY DISTINCT SHORT-WAVE
TROUGHS NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS MORNING. ONE IS CENTERED
OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A WEAK LOW DOWN AT
THE SURFACE JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. AS PER KING SALMON RADAR
THERE IS AN AREA OF PERSISTENT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BRISTOL
BAY ZONE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EXTEND SOUTH AND WEST ALONG THE
AKPEN. THERE IS ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE TROUGH JUST EAST OF THE BASE OF
THE BRISTOL BAY TROUGH (OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC). COMBINATION OF THIS
TROUGH AND UPPER JET ON DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF TROUGH IS PRODUCING AN
INTENSIFYING SURFACE LOW WHICH IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE THIRD SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS SOUTH OF THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WHERE A MODERATE LOW HAS FULLY OCCLUDED. THE LOW
IS TRACKING EAST-NORTHEAST...SO EXPECT WINDS AND PRECIPITATION TO
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON.
FINALLY...THERE IS  A VERY WEAK UPPER WAVE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL PRODUCING LOTS OF MID LAYER CLOUDS BUT VERY LITTLE IN
THE WAY OF PRECIPITATION. JUST A FEW FLURRIES OR ISOLATED SHOWERS
ARE DETECTABLE ON RADAR. MUCH OF THE FOG THAT WAS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
DISSIPATED AS MID LEVEL CLOUDS MOVED IN. THERE IS STILL SOME FOG IN
THE COPPER BASIN...BUT IT IS NOT DENSE. ALL OF THESE SHORT-WAVES ARE
EMBEDDED WITHIN A ZONAL LONG-WAVE...SO THAT EVERYTHING IS PROGRESSING
EASTWARD.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT-TERM. WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE
MODELS SOLUTION WILL ADD A LOT OF DETAIL TO FORECAST THROUGH THIS
WEEKEND...PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE COLD ADVECTION WINDS
SETTING UP ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL...THE GULF WATERS...AND THE AKPEN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TONIGHT AS THE
SHORT-WAVE CURRENTLY OVERHEAD MOVES OFF TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE
REMNANTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY WAVE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY...BUT MOST OF ENERGY WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER GULF SO DONT
EXPECT ANY NOTABLE IMPACT. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
WILL REALLY TIGHTEN UP TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS THE INTENSIFYING
PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. COLDER AIR WILL ALSO
ADVECT INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE COMBINATION OF SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY GAP WINDS ALONG THE
NORTHERN AND WESTERN GULF...ESPECIALLY FOR RESURRECTION BAY/PASSAGE
CANAL/THOMPSON PASS/COPPER RIVER DELTA/AND KAMISHAK BAY. THIS FIRST
SURGE OF COLD AIR IS RELATIVELY WEAK. MUCH STRONGER ADVECTION WILL
ENSUE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS A
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND A SHORT-WAVE DROPS
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL SET
UP A JET ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE KODIAK ISLAND WATERS
RESULTING IN STRONG COLD ADVECTION. THEREFORE...EXPECT MAX GALE
TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO SET UP THROUGH THIS REGION. ALTHOUGH NOT AS
STRONG...GAP WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL
ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE BEGINNING OF A PROLONGED COLD
AND WINDY PERIOD FOR SOUTHCENTRAL AS ANOTHER LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF
AND THE COLD ADVECTION OVER WARMER WATERS HELPS MAINTAIN LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE GULF.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW IN BRISTOL BAY/AKPEN WILL TAPER OFF THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING AS SHORT-WAVE MOVES EASTWARD INTO GULF. ONSHORE
FLOW AND WEAK UPPER WAVES WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA ALONG WITH AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. AS A
MORE SIGNIFICANT SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY COLD ADVECTION AND WINDS WILL PICK
UP...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AKPEN. EXPECT AIR MASS TO BE VERY COLD
AND DRY...BUT COLD ADVECTION OVER WATER WILL GENERATE SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING/BRISTOL BAY ACROSS THE AKPEN INTO THE
PACIFIC.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL TRACK
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS...LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF WARM ADVECTION SO
THAT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW FOR MOST PLACES.
THE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE FRIDAY.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE
WESTERN BERING AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVING OUT OF ASIA AND
SLIDE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SATURDAY. MULTIPLE FRONTS/LOWS
WILL THEN ROTATE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE INTO THE
WESTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...GFS 500MB 5-WAVE SHOWS LONG-WAVE TROUGH
REMAINING OVER GULF/MAINLAND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. BY THE END
OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS FAIRLY ZONAL AS PRESSURE FROM THE EAST AND WEST
OF BERING SEA RIDGE BREAK IT DOWN LEAVING A CLOSED RIDGE TO THE
NORTH OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA. SO...EXPECT MAINLY COLD AND DRY
CONDITIONS FOR MAINLAND ALASKA WITH THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THE GULF
LOW ENERGY MAY ROTATE INLAND LATE IN THE WEEK. AND OUT WEST LOOK FOR
A STEADY STREAM OF SYSTEMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. WITH SUBTROPICAL JET WELL TO THE SOUTH THE STRONGEST SYSTEMS
WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH THE REALLY WARM
AIR.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 130 150 155 170 171 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB DEC 07