Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 749, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 232354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 240205 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 UPDATED ZONE 170 AND 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 BUILDING TO 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 240926 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-241500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MONDAY AFTERNOON AT 977 MB. A 978 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-241500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1230 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-241500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-241500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-241500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-241500- UNALASKA BAY 503 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-241500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 29 FT PACIFIC SIDE...19 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-241500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-241500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-241500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241256 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 165 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND BE ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE MORNING. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241307 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 406 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 UPDATED 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. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 165 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND BE ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE MORNING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE MORNING. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 406 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 241629 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 165 170 171 172 179 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-250300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 165 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 988 MB MON NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 983 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 160 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND BE ABSORBED INTO A NORTH PACIFIC LOW. A 973 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 440 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ155-250300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 34 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ160-250300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-250300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...PORT MOLLER EASTWARD...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WEST OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-250300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE MORNING. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ171-250300- UNALASKA BAY 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ172-250300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-250300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-250300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-250300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 730 AM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUESDAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 242358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 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. PKZ199-251500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE TO 95 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 982 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 991 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY DEEPEN TO 950 MB AS IT MOVES TO 425 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-251500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-251500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-251500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-251500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-251500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-251500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT SW 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-251500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-251500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-251500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON NOV 24 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT 987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 993 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 984 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 946 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251315 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 UPDATED 180 185 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT 987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 993 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 984 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 946 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 415 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 415 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251758 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 UPDATED ZONE 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CORDOVA AT 987 MB TUE NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 993 MB AND DISSIPATE. A 984 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB WED NIGHT. A 955 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 946 MB WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 900 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 415 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 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. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 999 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 968 MB LOW 900 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 948 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 958 MB 400 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND INCREASING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND BECOMING N 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE NOV 25 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY WED EVENING AT 999 MB. A 952 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261614 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 UPDATED ZONES 180 AND 185 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. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY WED EVENING AT 999 MB. A 952 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 715 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...N OF CAPE MENDENHALL...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. S OF CAPE MENDENHALL...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 715 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EASTWARD...SW WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT THIS MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW. WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES TO NORTON SOUND WED NIGHT. A 950 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK FRI AFTERNOON. A LOW WILL TRACK OUT OF RUSSIA THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 175 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AT 998 MB. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT EXCEPT NE 40 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 26 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 950 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD FRI NIGHT AT 985 MB. A 1007 MB LOW 415 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 110 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB FRI NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 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 Nov 23, 3:05 PM AKST, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 3:05 PM AKST, 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
305 PM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TWO LARGE UPPER LOWS AFFECTING THE STATE TODAY...A COLD CORE CUTOFF
LOW NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA AND ANOTHER STACKED LOW NEAR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE UPPER JET REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
CHAIN BEFORE TURNING SOUTH SHARPLY NEAR 140W AND THEN BACK NORTH OUT
OF THE TROF ACROSS THE AK PANHANDLE.
AT THE SURFACE...WEAK LOW PRESSURE IS DISSIPATING OVER COOK INLET
WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED THAT IS DIFFICULT TO
DISCERN. THE MAJOR FEATURE ACROSS THE STATE IS A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA. THE 18Z SURFACE ANALYSIS
SHOWS LOW PRESSURE RAPIDLY DEEPENING NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...STEALING
THE ENERGY FROM ANOTHER LOW THAT IS WEAKENING JUST NORTH OF SHEMYA. A
BAROCLINIC ZONE IS EVIDENT ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA
PENINSULA THIS EVENING WHICH WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE SOUTHCENTRAL
FORECAST LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE SYSTEM OUT
WEST. MODELS INITIALIZE POORLY AND DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE FIRST
24 HOURS AS THE LOW TRANSITIONS FROM THE WESTERN BERING SEA ACROSS
THE ALASKA PENINSULA. GIVEN THE MODEL PERFORMANCE LATELY...CONFIDENCE
IS LOW IN THE FORECAST FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS. SURPRISINGLY...THE
MODELS HAVE BEEN MORE CONSISTENT WITH UPCOMING SYSTEMS SO NOT MANY
CHANGES WERE NEEDED IN THE MID TO EXTENDED RANGE. WE USED A BLEND OF
THE GFS AND ECMWF IN THE SHORT TERM. THESE TWO SOLUTIONS WERE THE
MOST SIMILAR AND THE COMBINATION OF THE TWO PICKED UP ON THE MAJOR
FEATURES THAT WE WANTED TO EMPHASIZE WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
OVERRUNNING MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE PROVIDED THE LIFT
NECESSARY FOR SNOW FROM KACHEMAK BAY TO THE NORTHERN SUSITNA WHILE
MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY PERSISTED OVER THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOWFALL TOTALS HAVE REMAINED
LIGHT...RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH HIGHEST TOTALS FROM WEST
ANCHORAGE UP THE SUSITNA VALLEY. ONE SPOTTER IN SEWARD REPORTED JUST
UNDER 4 INCHES AND HEAVY SNOW AT THE TIME...A RESULT OF THE
CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THE SHOWERS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.
THE PATTERN WILL CHANGE RAPIDLY THIS EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES INTO
THE GULF. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN IN ADVANCE OF THE
FRONT...BRINGING GAP WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AROUND ANCHORAGE. GLEN ALPS HAS ALREADY SWITCHED TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME LATER THIS
EVENING FOR TURNAGAIN ARM. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY IN THE
NORTHERN GULF AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS WELL. WE ARE TRENDING TOWARD
STORM FORCE WINDS...WHICH THE LATEST RUN OF THE GFS IS SHOWING NOW.
GIVEN OUR LACK OF CONFIDENCE...WE WILL ONLY TREND TOWARD THAT
SOLUTION AND LET THE EVENING SHIFT BUMP THEM UP TO STORMS IF THE 00Z
RUNS CONTINUE WITH THAT LINE OF THINKING.
THE STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL BRING AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION
IN ANCHORAGE TONIGHT ALTHOUGH THIS PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE TO HEAVY SNOW
IN THE WESTERN HALF OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS ARE ALREADY FORECASTED...WILL BE CONSIDERING A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THIS ZONE WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST PACKAGE.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
FOR THE FIFTH STRAIGHT DAY BETHEL BROKE A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE. THE
RECORD COLD WILL END AS CLOUDS MOVE OVER THE AREA ASSOCIATED WITH THE
DEVELOPING LOW AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY IN BRISTOL BAY. NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS ARE INCREASING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING PRESSURE TO THE
SOUTH WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND MONDAY TO ABOVE ZERO FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE THURSDAY...STILL 15 DEGREES SHY OF CLIMATOLOGICAL
NORMS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM WILL SEE MORE
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AS THE EXTRA MOISTURE WILL HELP THE AREA WARM
UP TO NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO.
THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING A
WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO BRISTOL BAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE
LOW ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS ON THE
PRECIP TYPE FORECAST FOR THE AREA. AT THIS POINT...WILL LIKELY SEE
MOSTLY SNOW WITH RAIN AND SLEET ALONG THE ALEUTIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE.
THE CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN ALSO EXISTS AS DOES BLOWING SNOW NEAR
DILLINGHAM WHERE SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN WELL BELOW
FREEZING DURING THIS EVENT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...COLD AIR FILTERS
BACK ACROSS THE REGION CHANGING ALL THE PRECIPITATION BACK OVER TO
SNOW.
BERING SEA ALEUTIANS...
THE BIGGEST FORECAST CHALLENGE TODAY WAS THE EVOLUTION OF THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. VERY FEW OBSERVATIONS ARE
AVAILABLE ACROSS THE REGION AND A LARGE CIRRUS SHIELD IS MASKING THE
FEATURES AT THE SURFACE. THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THE LOW IN THE
WESTERN BERING HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND IS WEAKENING
WHILE A LOW JUST NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR IS TAPPING THE ARCTIC AIR MASS
OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND IS RAPIDLY DEEPENING. IF THIS IS
TRUE...COLD AIR WILL BEGIN TO WRAP AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW
LATER TONIGHT AND WINDS WILL INCREASE TO STORM...OR MAYBE EVEN
HURRICANE FORCE. THIS IS A DIFFERENT SOLUTION THAN PREVIOUS MODEL
RUNS SO WE ARE TRENDING TOWARD THIS STRONGER SCENARIO. HOPEFULLY THE
00Z RUNS WILL SHED SOME LIGHT ON THIS SITUATION.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...170 172 175.
GALE WARNING...120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 172 175
176 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AB NOV 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:57 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Nov 23, 5:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 23, 9:25 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 11:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 24, 12:30 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Nov 24, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 24, 5:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 24, 5:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 24, 6:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Nov 24, 7:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Nov 24, 7:30 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 26 hr |
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