Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 800, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 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
- Dec 1, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 012358 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 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. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES SOUTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 965 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTH OF ATKA LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 330 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 960 MB TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW THEN BECOMES STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 965 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING T0NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 28 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 021223 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 967 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND MOVES 375 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 966 MB LOW DEVELOPS 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL ENTER THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PASS THROUGH SAINT PAUL ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO E 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 27 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH MID MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 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. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 975 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030028 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 959 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 975 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTH OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND DIMINISHING TO 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 14 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE AND 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031301 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031312 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 155, 180, 170, 171, 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031616 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 165 170 175 179 180 185 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 30 KT SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT SHIFTING TO S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 415 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 715 AM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040352 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040354 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 185 RETRANSMISSION MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 655 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040653 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA....UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150, 155, 160, 165, 185, 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT SLOWLY MOVES TO 135 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND THU AFTERNOON AT 982 MB AND THEN TO 225 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE AND 9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 955 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041305 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB NEAR SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 982 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 994 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041606 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 160 165 170 185 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. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 971 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 993 MB NEAR SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 974 MB LOW 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 982 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA AT 994 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 700 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050016 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 1004 MB AS IT MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT..EXCEPT NW WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 24 FT..EXCEPT 16 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT..EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT..EXCEPT 16 FT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 Dec 1, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS ON SYNOPTIC SCALE SURFACE
FEATURES WERE REASONABLE. THE NGM 850 MB TEMPS INITIALIZED ABOUT 2C
TOO WARM. MODEL FORECAST TRENDS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT AND
REASONABLE. THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE HOW FAR EAST THE GFS MOVES THE
EAST ALEUTIAN/WEST AK PEN FRONTAL WAVE WED. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE WAVE
FURTHER WEST WHICH SEEMS MORE REASONABLE AND IS IN KEEPING WITH THE
CURRENT PATTERN. THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEMBERS AND ENSEMBLE MEAN SUPPORT
THE ECMWF POSITION.
.UPPER LEVELS (500 MB)...THE PATTERN SHOULD NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH
WED AS GENERALLY CUT-OFF LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND RIDGE
OVER THE GULF HOLD UNDERGO LITTLE MOVEMENT. BY FRI THE RIDGE AXIS HAS
SHIFTED TO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA AND THE LOW CENTER MOVED TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AT THIS TIME THERE IS ALSO A FAIRLY HIGH AMPLITUDE
RIDGE EVIDENT EXTENDING NORTH ALONG 160E FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO
OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE
DRAINAGE/GAP WINDS AND ALLOW FROM COLD TEMPS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
RIDGE SHIFTS EAST INTO CANADA TUE/WED AND ALLOWS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE LOW COMPLEX NEAR THE ALEUTIANS TO SPREAD INTO THE GULF AND
SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND MODERATE TEMPERATURES. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
INTO FRI AS THE UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS EAST AND SETS UP SOUTHERLY WINDS
ALOFT OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL.
.WEST...
ALEUTIANS/AK PEN/BERING SEA...LOW COMPLEX IN THE VICINITY OF THE
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE VERY WIND CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OVER THE
ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER SAINT PAUL ISLAND SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT AS SNOW WITH THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT DIMINISHES. CONDITIONS ARE LESS LIKELY TO REDEVELOP
AS TEMPS WARM WED AND THU. WIND WARNING CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS SHOULD DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS LOW CENTER SOUTH OF ADAK
DRIFTS SW AND WEAKENS. WARNING LEVEL WINDS MAY DEVELOP TUE NIGHT AS
NEXT WAVE REPLACES THIS CENTER AND FRONTAL TROUGH ARCHES NW. WINDS
OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS APPEAR TO HAVE PEAKED AT WARNING LEVELS
THIS MORNING AND SHOULD BE TRENDING DOWN.
.SW MAINLAND...SAT PICTURE SHOWS THE CIRRUS SHIELD MOVING INTO THE SW
MAINLAND IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MODERATE WITH WARM ADVECTION AND AS CLOUDS THICKEN
THROUGHOUT THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL BE MIXED IN BRISTOL BAY TUE
NIGHT AND POSSIBLY MIXED ON THE DELTA WED. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
REMAIN FROZEN OVER THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AT LEAST THROUGH WED. MODELS
CONTINUE TO INDICATE WARMING TEMPS THROUGH THU AND FRI...SO MAY SEE
MIXED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM AND DELTA AND RAIN BRISTOL BAY DURING THESE
TIME FRAMES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195. HIGH WIND WARNINGS 185 AND 191
DIMINISHING.
MARINE...STORMS 175 176.
GALES 129 130 138 140 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC DEC 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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