Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 834, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 12, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 131250 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A FRONT FROM A PACIFIC LOW WILL PUSH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. $$ 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151742 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 176 HEADLINE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY MORNING WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN THROUGH TUESDAY. A 1002 MB LOW 46N 160W WILL MOVE NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TUESDAY NIGHT AT 998 MB. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE NEAR ADAK TUESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ 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. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 160003 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE WITH A 999 MB LOW DEVELOPING 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB BY WED AFTERNOON NEAR 200 NM EAST OF ADAK. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 1000 MB THEN CONTINUE NORTH. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. W OF ATKA...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON DEC 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 1004 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL INTENSIFY AND MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E OF ATKA...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. W OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170031 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO A 992 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 170117 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 UPDATED ZONES 179 180 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT BY WED NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1000 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO A 992 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRIDAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. W OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. W OF ATKA...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS WITH RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 515 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 171237 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW NEAR ATKA EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 988 MB THIS AFTERNOON AS IT MOVES TO 80 NM NORTH OF ATKA. THE LOW THEN DRIFTS TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE THU NIGHT AS IT WEAKENS TO 995 MB. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. EAST OF ATKA...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...WEST OF ATKA...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. EAST OF ATKA...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 12, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 12:55 PM AKST, 3 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1255 PM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW ACROSS THE REGION IS SPLIT THIS MORNING. THE NORTHERN STREAM JET ROUNDS THE BOTTOM OF A LONG-WAVE TROUGH SITTING OVER RUSSIA THEN HEADS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA OVER TOP OF A MAINLAND ALASKA RIDGE INTO THE ARCTIC. THE SOUTHERN STREAM EXTENDS ACROSS THE WEST PACIFIC BETWEEN 30N AND 40N...HEADS SOUTH AROUND A CUT-OFF LOW NEAR 37N 170W...NORTH TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN EAST OVER TOP OF A STRONG EAST PACIFIC RIDGE. A SHORT-WAVE EXTENDING FROM SIBERIA SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING IS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD...WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY STARTING TO LIFT TOWARD NORTHERN ALASKA DUE TO RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF IT. A SURFACE FRONT BENEATH THIS TROUGH IS QUICKLY WEAKENING AS IT PUSHES INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. A STRONG SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA COMBINED WITH A TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS PRODUCING THE USUAL GUSTY WINDS THROUGH GAPS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. AREAS OF FOG HAVE FORMED INLAND WHERE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS WEAKER. FINALLY...A STRONG SURFACE LOW EAST OF KAMCHATKA IS TRACKING QUICKLY NORTH UNDERNEATH THE UPPER JET. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THIS LOW SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE SOUTHERLIES ACROSS THE REGION. .MODEL DISCUSSION...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT LEADS TO HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE. BEYOND THAT DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW UP OUT WEST...INITIALLY WITH SYSTEMS TRACKING JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA AND THEN OVER THE ENTIRE NORTH PACIFIC/BERING REGION. DIFFERENCES DONT INITIALLY HAVE MUCH IMPACT ON WEATHER OVER FORECAST AREA SO WILL USE LATEST GUIDANCE THROUGH MONDAY WITH NO CHANGES AFTER THAT POINT. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT WEAKENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON AS A LOW DOWN NEAR WASHINGTON STATE HEADS INLAND AND PRESSURE RISES OVER THE GULF. HOWEVER...THAT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN TONIGHT AS IT IS ABSORBED INTO RIDGE BUILDING BEHIND IT RIDGE AHEAD OF IT WITH ALL FLOW BECOMING ANTICYCLONIC BY LATE TONIGHT. THUS...SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SEE NO MORE THAN SOME MID TO HIGH CLOUDS AS THE REMNANTS OF THE SURFACE FRONT MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS CLOUD COVER SHOULD HELP DISSIPATE SOME OF THE FOG IN PLACE OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET AND THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT SO FOG WILL LIKELY REFORM. MEANWHILE...THE BUILDING RIDGE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THE SURFACE HIGH OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND TIGHTEN UP THE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST ONCE AGAIN. AN UPPER JET STREAK WILL MOVE DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE UPPER RIDGE AND COMBINE WITH COLD ADVECTION TO ENHANCE SURFACE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH BUILDS DOWN OVER THE GULF. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE SURFACE FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL QUICKLY FALL APART THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING AN END TO THE SNOWFALL. CLEARING SKIES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO FOG FORMATION TONIGHT...AND AREAS OF FOG WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD ALLOWING ANOTHER BERING SEA FRONT TO REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST BY MONDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE WESTERN BERING WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY SYSTEMS TRACKING NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO THE ARCTIC THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE...THE CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OVER 1000 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY TRACK NORTHWARD UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING RIDGE TO THE EAST...PUSHING A FRONT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. VERY WARM TROPICAL AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT AND QUICKLY CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. .LONG TERM FORECAST...A BLOCKING RIDGE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FROM THE EAST PACIFIC TO MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK...SO ACTIVE WEATHER WILL REMAIN OUT WEST. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS INDICATE THIS RIDGE MAY RETROGRADE INTO THE BERING AT THE END OF NEXT WEEK...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THAT SOLUTION. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 155 165 170 171 172 175 176 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB DEC 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr |
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