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Gale Warning 764, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 28, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 281255
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 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.

PKZ199-290300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY 
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRIDAY EVENING. A 1009 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH
OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRIDAY NIGHT 
AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF 
KISKA AT 968 MB SATURDAY MORNING THEN MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM
ISLAND WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. 

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO NW
50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E IN THE MORNING. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF UNALASKA ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.

.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT 
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING. OTHERWISE...W 
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF ATKA.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW AND RAIN DEVELOPING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290045
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN
THROUGH SUN. A 998 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL BE ABSORBED FRI
NIGHT INTO A 973 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 965 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT IN THE MORNING THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 291241
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ199-300300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT TO 300 NM SOUTH
OF SEGUAM ISLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT IN THE MORNING E OF COLD BAY.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT 
INCREASING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 300025
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 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.

PKZ199-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 970 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO
20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...
  NORTH OF 57N...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
  SOUTH OF 57N...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 300753 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1053 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

UPDATED ZONE 150

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

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

PKZ199-301500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 970 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1053 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT LATE. STRONGEST WINDS
FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND E. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 
FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 
30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT.  RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO
20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 29 2008

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

.TONIGHT...
  NORTH OF 57N...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
  SOUTH OF 57N...WEST WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 301259
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 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.

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

A 970 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT BERING
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING 
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE...15 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT PACIFIC SIDE...18 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS TOWARD
KISKA. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS TOWARD
KISKA. 
.MON...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS TOWARD
KISKA. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 30 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 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 27, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 3:00 PM AKST, 13 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST THU NOV 27 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE MODELS SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE LARGE LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THAT IS HEADING FOR PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND ON SATURDAY QUITE WELL. THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCES ON SATURDAY
WITH THE SPEED THIS LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUND. THE GFS IS
REALLY BLASTING IT THROUGH QUICKLY WHILE THE NAM HOLDS PROBABLY TOO
FAR BACK. THE UKMET SOLUTION ACTUALLY LOOKS THE BEST WITH IT HOLDING
THE LOW IN THE SOUND UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING. THE NAM KEEPS IT IN THE
VICINITY OF THE SOUND EVEN LONGER. THERE IS NO REASON TO EXPECT THIS
LOW TO MOVE THROUGH THE SOUND QUICKLY AND IT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER A
LITTLE AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT LOW OF NOTE WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A LARGE LOW MOVING TOWARD THE
ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THE MODELS ARE IMPROVING
WITH THE SOLUTION TO THIS BERING SEA LOW. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS. THE GFS
IS KEEPING THE LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA INTACT FOR TOO LONG.
THE DYNAMICS SUPPORT THIS LOW BEING WASHED OUT INTO A TROUGH AS THE
UKMET AND ECMWF SHOW SO THOSE SOLUTIONS ARE PREFERRED FROM SATURDAY
ONWARD IN THE BERING SEA AREAS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAJOR WEATHER FEATURE IS THE 955 MB
LOW THAT IS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS LOW IS BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST AFTER BEING DOWN TO 947 MB ON THE
SURFACE ANALYSIS FROM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE JET STREAM IS SOUTH OF
THE FORECAST AND QUITE STRONG AT 250 MB WITH WINDS NEARING 200 KT IN
PLACES. THIS JET STREAM WILL REMAIN ZONAL ALONG 40N AND SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL ALLOW ANOTHER STRONG LOW
TO DEVELOP AND THEN HEAD TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS THIS WEEKEND.
IN SHORT...A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING LOTS OF WEATHER AND
LOTS OF QUESTIONS AS TO PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS AND INTO THE COOK INLET AREA. KODIAK ISLAND IS GETTING
THE FIRST DOSE OF THIS SYSTEM IN THE GULF AREA AND IS REMAINING SNOW
AS COLD AIR IN THE INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND IS STILL BEING ENTRAINED
OVER THE COAST. WHEN WINDS GET SHIFTED FROM OVER THE WATER THE RAIN
WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN...PROBABLY SOMETIME THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM
HAS ENOUGH WARM AIR TO TURN THE SNOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA
INTO RAIN. SNOW WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE
COOK INLET REGION THOUGH THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN
THE ANCHORAGE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT WITH THIS SYSTEM. THERE IS ALSO A
GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN MOVING INTO THE HOMER AREA FRIDAY.

FARTHER WEST THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING IN STRONG WINDS TO THE ALASKA
PENINSULA AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONSIDERATION
GIVEN AS TO WHETHER BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS OR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOW
WILL TRACK FAR ENOUGH SOUTH THAT THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL NOT GET
THESE CONDITIONS. WHILE IT STILL LOOKS LIKE THE THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL NOT GET DOWN TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DUTCH HARBOR SHOULD BE
WATCHED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THERE IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY THESE CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SOUND ON SATURDAY
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT IT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE
ANCHORAGE AREA.
THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL KEEP MOVING STORMS INTO THE BERING SEA.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE A RIDGE BUILDING ALONG THE
NORTH AMERICAN COAST AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 179 180.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Nov 27, 4:18 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC17 hr
Nov 27, 4:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC54 hr
Nov 27, 4:45 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Nov 28, 11:19 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC10 hr

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Sources

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