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Storm Warning 127, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 15, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 15, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2007, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 15, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160015
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES
EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI ...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160023 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

CORRECT ZONE 150

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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES
EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI ...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160332 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

UPDATE ZONE 160 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.

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

A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES
EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI ...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
630 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
630 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 160652 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

UPDATED ZONES 150 155 171

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 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES
EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY MORNING. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 997 MB LOW FORMS 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SATURDAY.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
950 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
950 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI ...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
630 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
630 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
950 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 18 FT TOWARD MORNING. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WEAKENS AND MOVES
EAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE THEN MOVES TO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT GUSTING TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST FRI NOV 16 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 9:00 AM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AST THU NOV 15 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS STILL LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHOICE. 12Z
INITIALIZATION 6 HR FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH STORM CENTER
APPROACHING THE GULF OF ALASKA. FORECAST THROUGH SAT MAINTAINS RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY. DIFFERENCES CROP ON ON HANDLING OF POTENTIAL
SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NORTH GULF SUN AND APPROACHING
STORM CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MON.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
WATER VAPOR IMAGE SHOWS WEAKENING WAVE MOVING WEST THROUGH THE COPPER
RIVER/SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WAVE WILL
CONTINUE W-SW AND WEAKEN. DEVELOPING LOW CENTER OVER THE NE PACIFIC
DEEPENS INTO THE 950S AS IT MOVES TO THE SE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT.
CENTER SHOULD BOTTOM OUT FRI MORNING AS IT BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER
CENTER AND FILL TO THE LOWER 980S N THE NORTHERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON.
GFS MODEL TAKES CENTER INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND SUN. NOT SO SURE
ABOUT THIS. UKMET TENDS TO HOLD CENTER FURTHER SOUTH...THIS MAY BE
MORE REASONABLE. BERING SEA RIDGE WEAKENS AND SPLITS WITH A WEAK HIGH
OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND AND RIDGE OVER THE NE PACIFIC SAT NIGHT.
MODERATE WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI AND TO
EASTERN BERING SEA...ALONG SW AK COAST..TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN EARLY
SUN. TRIPLE POINT WILL LIKELY FORM UNDER WESTERLY JET SOUTH OF THE AK
PEN SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF SUN EVENING. RIDGE
REBUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...WINDS WILL ARE THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE INTENSE LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE GULF OF
ALASKA. EXPECT GALES AND STORMS IN GULF MARINE AREAS WITH CENTER.
ALSO EXPECT STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY CHANNELED AREAS...ACROSS MUCH
OF THE WESTERN GULF...SOUTHCENTRAL...NORTH GULF COAST...AND ALONG THE
COPPER RIVER INTO SAT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MOST AREAS BY SAT NIGHT AS
GULF CENTER WEAKENS AND AS TRIPLE POINT MOVING SOUTH OF THE AK PEN
LOOSENS GRADIENT.

.WEST...GENERAL BRISK NLY FLOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT OVER THE SW
MAINLAND AND EASTERN BERING SEA AS STRONG LOW CENTER APPROACHES THE
GULF OF ALASKA. EXPECT STRONG WIND HEADLINES TO REMAIN UP FOR THE
DELTA...BRISTOL BAY...AK PEN...AND EASTERN BERING SEA PUBLIC ZONES
THROUGH THROUGH FRI. STORMS LIKELY OVER MARINE AREAS SOUTH OF THE AK
PEN WITH STORM GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SAT AS THE GULF WEAKENS AND THE BERING
SEA RIDGE MOVES EAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL
TROUGH WILL SPREAD TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND PRIBILOF ISLANDS SAT. GRADIENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF
FRONTAL ZONE PICKS UP OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA...EAST
ALEUTIANS...AK PEN SAT AS RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST.
PRECIPITATION LIKELY TO START AS SNOW AHEAD OF FRONT BEFORE CHANGING
TO RAIN. AFTER PASSAGE...FAIR COLD ADVECTION SHOULD CHANGE THE RAIN
SNOW SHOWERS OR MIX.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 150. GALES 132 138 155 160 165 172 175 176 AND 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC NOV 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 14, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 15, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Nov 15, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 15, 1:18 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC16 hr
Nov 15, 2:30 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC21 hr

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