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Gale Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 18, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161204
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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...
A 965 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AT 969 MB. A 983 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF
AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN 
MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161238 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 179

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-170300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AT 969 MB. A 983 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF
AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN 
MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 161314 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

CORRECTED ZONES 175 176 FOR FREEZING SPRAY

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...
A 965 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 125 NM NORTHWEST 
OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AT 969 MB. A 983 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF
AKHIOK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN 
MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SAT NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 170003
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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.

PKZ199-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO NEAR UMNAK ISLAND SUN
AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO
AROUND 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT.  
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 170745 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1045 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-171500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES TO NEAR UMNAK ISLAND SUN
AFTERNOON...THEN WEAKENS TO 970 MB MON AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO
AROUND 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...W WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT.  
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
1045 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 171306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

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.

PKZ199-180300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 967 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF
DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING INTENSITY THEN MOVES TO NEAR
ST. PAUL ISLAND AT 977 MB MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT BERING SEA
SIDE. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. S WIND 15 KT BERING SEA SIDE.
SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT BERING SEA SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SEA
SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WEST OF ATKA...N 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 18 FT
BERING SEA SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WEST OF ATKA. W WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. 
SEAS 18 FT BERING SEA SIDE. SEAS 12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND 
RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 180007
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

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.

PKZ199-181500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX 969 MB LOW AROUND UMNAK ISLAND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MON NIGHT...THEN WEAKENS TO 976 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
EAST TO 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT.  SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT.  
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN FEB 17 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-190300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 979 MB TUESDAY NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 18 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 190023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-191500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHERLIES
WILL PERSIST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
THROUGH WED. A 964 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK ON TUE AFTERNOON

WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.  
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON FEB 18 2008

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 15, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 8:00 AM AKST, 15 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN PLACE. A STRONG NEARLY VERTICALLY
STACKED LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF ADAK IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE THIS
AFTERNOON. SHORTWAVES AND WEAKER SURFACE LOWS CONTINUE TO ROTATE
AROUND MAINLY THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW. ONE SUCH LOW SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE OVER COOK INLET THIS MORNING HAS DISSIPATED WITH SNOWFALL
TAPERING OFF...BUT NOT BEFORE BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO
PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL. VERY STRONG COLD ADVECTION OCCURRED ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE LOW WITH GUSTY WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH KAMISHAK GAP
AND INTO COOK INLET AND KACHEMAK BAY. THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS
ENJOYING A SHORTLIVED HIGH PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGH
PRESSURE BEGINNING TO BUILD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK
IS BRINGING WIDESPREAD GALES TO THE ALEUTIANS...AND SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION. WARMER AIR IS BEGINNING TO WORK INTO THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING EAST FROM
THE LOW WORKS NORTHWARD...ALLOWING RAIN TO MIX IN OVER SOME AREAS.

THE LOW SOUTH OF ADAK SLOWLY MOVES TO AROUND UNALASKA ISLAND ON
SUNDAY. ANOTHER LOW MOVES TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK TOMORROW AFTERNOON
AND TO NEAR SEWARD SATURDAY NIGHT.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN OKAY AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. THERE HAS BEEN
SOME DISAGREEMENT AND RUN TO RUN INCONSISTENCY WITH THE LOW TO MOVE
NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF TOMORROW AND TOMORROW EVENING...BUT
MODELS ARE BEGINNING TO CONVERGE ON A PATH TO JUST EAST OF KODIAK
THEN NORTH TO AROUND SEWARD. MODEL AGREEMENT IS VERY POOR FROM SUNDAY
ONWARD ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE...AND CHANGES TO THE FORECAST WILL
BE MINOR FROM SUNDAY ONWARD.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AS THE
LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. MUCH
COLDER TEMPERATURES HAVE MOVED INTO THE REGION. THE COLD HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BE VERY SHORTLIVED...WITH ANOTHER WARM MOIST GULF LOW
MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF. THIS LOW WILL BRING SNOW LATE
TONIGHT TO KODIAK...CHANGING TO RAIN SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW MORNING ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...BUT LIKE
KODIAK...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN OVER MANY IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. NO STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL BE
PRESENT ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...SO DO NOT EXPECT ANY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FROM THE WESTERN KENAI NORTHEAST TO THE MAT
VALLEY. THIS COULD CHANGE...HOWEVER...IF THE LOW TAKES A MORE
EASTERLY TRACK INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY
COULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AGAIN. AFTER THE LOW DISSIPATES SATURDAY
NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...MODELS ARE IN POOR AGREEMENT ON THE
DETAILS...BUT MILD MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...
HIGH PRESSURE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SHORTLIVED AS AN OCCLUDED FRONT
MOVES NORTH INTO THE AREA...BRINGING SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES. THE FRONT WILL BE WEAKENING AND DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEASTERLY
FLOW WILL BE PRESENT...KEEPING SNOW AMOUNTS FROM BEING TOO
SIGNIFICANT. UNSETTLED SOUTHEAST FLOW AND MILD TEMPERATURES ARE
LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF ADAK WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING
EAST FROM THE LOW AND MOVING NORTH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE A CONCERN
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT. HAVE ALREADY ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS AS
THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES NORTH INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING. THE LOW
SLOWLY MOVES TO AROUND UNALASKA ISLAND ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING SUNDAY NIGHT. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
AROUND THE LOW...WITH RAIN AND SNOW FROM THE LOW EASTWARD...AND SNOW
SHOWERS WEST OF THE LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS NOT IN GREAT AGREEMENT IN THE LONG TERM...BUT THERE IS SOME
HINT OF A BLOCKING HIGH SETTING BACK UP IN THE EASTERN BERING...WITH
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND THE WESTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 185 AND 195.
MARINE...STORM WARNING ZONE 120.
         GALE WARNING ZONES 125 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165
          170 172 175 176 179 351 352 411 412 413 414.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING ZONES 130 140 141 165 179 185
          412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...

FOISY FEB 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 15, 6:58 PM AKSTIce Storm WarningAFC10 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 15, 11:25 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 15, 11:48 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 16, 1:50 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC9 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 16, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 16, 11:07 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC18 hr
Feb 16, 12:21 PM AKSTBlowing Snow AdvisoryAFC7 hr

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Sources

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