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Storm Warning 215, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 29, 2007

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 29, 2007, 11:00 PM 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 29, 2007, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 31, 2007, 11:00 AM 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 301258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 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.

PKZ199-310300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT THIS AFTERNOON AND MERGE WITH A 975 MB LOW ABOUT 650 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK LATE TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST
THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 430 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AND
DEEPEN TO A STORM FORCE 962 MB LOW BY MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB BY LAT MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TODAY...SAND POINT W...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. SAND POINT S AND E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAND POINT W. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 
FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 
6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 5 FT
IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
 

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 310007
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 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.

PKZ199-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN BY MON AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TUE.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 40 KT TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 310205 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
505 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

CORRECTED ZONE 172 175 176

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.

PKZ199-311500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 215 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN BY MON AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN TUE.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 40 KT TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 311252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 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.

PKZ199-010300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STORM FORCE 977 MB LOW AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE
TO 380 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 969 MB BY LATE MON NIGHT THEN TO 350 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 978 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. AT 990 MB LOW WILL
BE 180 NM WEST OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR BY LATE TUE NIGHT.
 
$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF CHIRIKOF 
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY WEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. FREEZING SPRAY 
ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST ATKA WEST. 
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 312348
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 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.

PKZ199-011500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA AND WEAKEN TUE. A 978 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AS 982 MB
WED AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI AS 978 MB WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON DEC 31 2007

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. ALL HAVE MOVED THE TRACK OF THE
ALEUTIAN LOW A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH BRINGING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE AREA OF STRONG WINDS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS DRIFTED A
LITTLE FURTHER SOUTH THAN ORIGINALLY PROGGED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
STILL PERSIST ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA. LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND IS A LITTLE STRONGER THAN
BEFORE AND IS MOVING SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE LOW
IS ALSO KEEPING THE RIDGE OVER BRISTOL BAY FROM BUILDING INTO THE
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL AK AND THE GULF...
A 993 MB LOW 100 MILES SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE EAST TO 40
MILES SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SHOWERS OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND SOUTHERN
KENAI PENINSULA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT THEN MOVE EAST.

AN UPPER TROUGH OVER WESTERN ALASKA WILL SWING THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND THIS TONIGHT AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL
SUNDAY MORNING AND INTO COPPER RIVER BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF
LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL AK TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SWING WEST INTO BRISTOL BAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH
KODIAK ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING.

A LARGE INTENSE STORM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY AND WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE GULF MONDAY.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVE TO NEAR NOME SUNDAY MORNING
THEN WILL DISSIPATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW OFF THE BERING
SEA WILL SNOW SHOWERS INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

A STORM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 280 MILES SOUTH
OF COLD BAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE 450 MILES SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY AND
INTO KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A STRENGTHENING 992 MB LOW, SOUTH OF CENTRAL ALEUTIANS, WILL MOVE
EAST AND DEEPEN TO 986 MB 150 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TONIGHT
THEN WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 40 TO 60 MPH WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING.

A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. GALE TO
POSSIBLE STORM FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LARGE STORM OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT WILL DRIFT
EAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO
THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT THEN WILL DISSIPATE MONDAY.

A DEVELOPING LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC MONDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE
INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TURN EAST INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185.
         BLIZZARD WATCH 181.
MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 138 140 155 160
          165 170 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NM DEC 07

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC43 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC43 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 29, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC55 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC43 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTSnow AdvisoryAFC29 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC31 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC31 hr
Dec 30, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr

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Sources

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