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Gale Warning 820, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 8, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 15, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081246
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW
DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
25 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081451 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

UPDATED ZONE 155 160 165 171 175

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.

PKZ199-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW
DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT THROUGH PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 081558 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
655 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

UPDATED ZONES 160 170 171

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

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

PKZ199-090300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 961 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT INTENSIFIES TO 959 MB MON AFTERNOON 200 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 969 MB TUE AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES
TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD AND THEN MOVES INLAND. NORTHWEST FLOW
DOMINATES THE BERING MON AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
655 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
655 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
655 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
550 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 090015
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA REGION THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WED.

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
DIMINISHING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT.  SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 090358 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 PM AKST MON DEC 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 958 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AS IT 
MOVES TO 50 NM EAST OF SEWARD TUE AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW
WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE BERING SEA REGION THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A 
STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WED.

$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
700 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT.  SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 8 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 091248
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON
NEAR SEWARD. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A
WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND REACHES THE
CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 091450 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
550 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON
NEAR SEWARD. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A
WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND REACHES THE
CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
550 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 091543 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

UPDATED ZONES 170 171 175 179 185

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.

PKZ199-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 961 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 972 MB TUE AFTERNOON
NEAR SEWARD. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE BERING THROUGH WED. A
WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND REACHES THE
CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT EARLY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
640 AM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 100028
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 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.

PKZ199-101500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE BERING SEA REGION WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 989 MB LOW WILL FORM 600 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA WED MORNING AND MOVE TO 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON
AT 976 MB. A STRONG FRONT AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN BERING THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 9 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 101215
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING SEA WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU
AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT MOVES TO
250 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU NIGHT AND WEAKENS TO 992 MB.
AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT TO
BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 110018
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 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.

PKZ199-111500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG FRONT OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN 
AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND ACROSS 
SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI.

$$

PKZ150-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-111500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-111500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-111500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-111500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-111500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-111500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 10 2008

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111224
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI
MORNING.  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI 
MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

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

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111540 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

UPDATED ZONES 175 176 185

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.

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI
MORNING.  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI 
MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 111739 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

UPDATED ZONE 179

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

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

PKZ199-120300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE EASTERN BERING THU NIGHT AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRI
MORNING.  ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI 
MORNING AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
635 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
840 AM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 120100
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT 
MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST LATE THU NIGHT AND INLAND 
FRI. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS 
FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. 
A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND 
SAT AFTERNOON AT 997 MB.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...ATKA EAST.....S WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE
EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. ATKA WEST...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT ATKA EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING S WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT WEST OF ST MATTHEW IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TONIGHT THEN INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS
IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT AT 1006 MB.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT THIS
MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT INCREASING 12 FT LATE IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121631 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
730 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

UPDATED ZONES 160 165 179 180

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES 
TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST TONIGHT THEN INLAND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL
MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS
IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT AT 1006 MB.

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
730 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
730 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
730 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT LATE IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT INCREASING 12 FT LATE IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
610 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130100
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SAT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 475 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA SAT NIGHT AT 1002 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE SUN. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE
BERING SEA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SAT AND SAT NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND ...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE
WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. PACIFIC
SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT EAST OF ATKA. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. EAST OF
ATKA...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131250
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND
15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BECOMING 14
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131305 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

CORRECTED HEADLINES

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND
15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BECOMING 14
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131825 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

CORRECTED 155

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW
WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND
15 KT BECOMING E WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BECOMING 14
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 140005
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW WIND 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141250
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND STRONG
FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING AND WILL MAKE
LITTLE PROGRESS EAST BY MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MONDAY NIGHT AS 1005 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN CAPES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. EAST OF ATKA...SE
WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON...RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 141750 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

CORRECTED 172

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER THE EASTERN
BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT AND ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND STRONG
FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING AND WILL MAKE
LITTLE PROGRESS EAST BY MONDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR 125 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MONDAY NIGHT AT 1005 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN CAPES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. EAST OF ATKA...SE
WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 150002
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA TONIGHT AND ONSHORE MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND STRONG
FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING AND WEAKEN
MONDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVES EAST. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY NIGHT AT 1005 MB AND
WEAKEN IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUESDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND
30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT.
RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 14 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 151257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

COASTAL WATERS 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING WILL
SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN THROUGH
TUESDAY. A 1002 MB LOW 46N 160W WILL MOVE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
TUESDAY NIGHT AT 998 MB. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR ADAK TUESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 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 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST SUN DEC 7 2008

CORRECTION FOR TYPOS

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO CLOSER AGREEMENT IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BUT
THERE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN THE SOLUTIONS. GFS AND
UKMET ARE TAKING THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM UP THROUGH KODIAK
ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING THEN MOVE IT NEAR KING SALMON TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE ECMWF TAKES THE STORM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY
NIGHT AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA TUESDAY. CURRENT THINKING IS THAT
THE SOLUTION IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE ECWMF MODELS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE LIES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON.
A LARGE UPPER LOW REMAINS OVER SIBERIA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING SOUTH
INTO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA. AN UPPER
SHORT-WAVE TROUGH LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND BRISTOL BAY.

AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL PUSH INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING MONDAY. A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL NORTH
PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT THEN TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY WHERE IT WILL MERGE WITH THE TROUGH OVER THE BERING. A
CUTOFF UPPER HIGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA THIS
EVENING AND WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA BY MONDAY NIGHT. THE
SHORT WAVE TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR TONIGHT.

AT THE SURFACE...AN DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC
WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND MONDAY
NIGHT THEN WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR KING SALMON TUESDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF MONDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WILL BEGIN WEAKENING AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE
CENTRAL GULF COAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL
MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND WILL
SPREAD INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST KENAI PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY
MONDAY. AREAS SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL
INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG
THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE RAIN OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY
NIGHT AS COLDER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR SECTIONS WORKS ITS WAY SOUTH.

THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE EAST AND
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MONDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY. THIS WILL CREATE A
STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BERING THROUGH TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL DISSIPATE AS A NEW ONE FORMS OVER
THE CHUKCHI SEA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS NEW LOW WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE
ARCTIC OCEAN BY THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL
MOVE EAST INTO THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO WESTERN
ALASKA THURSDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING THURSDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 120, 130, 132, 138
         GALE 125, 140, 141, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 175, 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM DEC 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 7, 9:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC7 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 days
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC18 hr
Dec 8, 9:55 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC18 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.