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Gale Warning 836, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 13, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 13, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Dec 13, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 17, 2008, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 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.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
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 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 2:30 PM AKST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
230 PM AKST SAT DEC 13 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

TWO LONG WAVE TROUGHS ARE ESTABLISHED ON BOTH SIDES OF ALASKA...ONE
OVER WESTERN CANADA AND A SECOND OVER EASTERN SIBERIA. A BLOCKING
RIDGE IS IN PLACE OVER THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA SENDING SYSTEMS
NORTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING SEA. AT THE SURFACE...A
1054 MB HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL ALASKA WHICH HAS
DRIED OUT THE REGION.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT LEADS TO HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE. BEYOND THAT
DIFFERENCES BEGIN TO SHOW UP OUT WEST. IT SEEMS THAT THE MODELS ARE
HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE IN THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE IMPULSES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. THIS IS
MOST EVIDENT BEYOND 48 HOURS WHEN THE THE NAM AND GFS ARE IN RELATIVE
AGREEMENT...BUT THE UKMET AND ECMWF PLACE THE LOW 350 MILES TO THE
NORTHWEST. FROM THIS POINT...THE 4 MODELS DIVERGE WILDLY AS THE LOW
WEAKENS AND APPROACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. FURTHER WEST...A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SEPARATING THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER EASTERN
SIBERIA FROM THE ALEUTIANS WILL MAKE SOME PROGRESS INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA. THE GFS IS TRENDING THIS FRONT STRONGER WITH EACH RUN SO
WE WILL BE NUDGING TOWARD THE GFS...WHICH WILL BUMP UP THE WINDS IN
THE BERING SEA OFFSHORES TO STORM FORCE. NO CHANGES ARE NEEDED IN THE
EAST DOMAIN...ONLY MINOR TWEAKS TO CLOUD COVER AND LOCAL WINDS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A STABLE WEATHER PATTERN IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE...THE CHALLENGE IN THE
FORECAST WILL BE DETERMINING WHERE FOG WILL DEVELOP AND THE STRENGTH
OF THE GAP WINDS. ALONG THE COAST...THE MAXIMUM PRESSURE GRADIENT IS
THIS MORNING SO WINDS WILL DIMINISH TODAY THROUGH MONDAY WHEN A WEAK
SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND INCREASES THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
MONDAY WITH THE EXCEPTION BEING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. FOG HAS
BEEN LIMITED TO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND WE ARE NOT SEEING ANY
INDICATIONS THAT IT WILL SPREAD ANYWHERE ELSE. CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY
IMPROVING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN ANCHORAGE BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY GOOD
REASONS WHY MORE LOW CLOUDS AND FOG WILL RETURN LATER THIS EVENING.
THE CLOUDS ARE LIMITING OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES LOCALLY. OUTSIDE
OF ANCHORAGE...TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING TO 5 TO 30 BELOW.

MONDAY...A WEAK SHORT WAVE MOVES FROM THE NORTHWEST ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA BRINGING SOME CLOUDS...BUT ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. SKIES WILL QUICKLY CLEAR OUT ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES BACK OVER THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION IS KEEPING A STRATUS DECK BETWEEN 500
AND 1000 FEET OVER MOST OF THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW IS
FALLING OUT OF THE STRATUS IN MANY PLACES BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. DENSE FOG HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
ALTHOUGH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE INCREASING WHICH WILL HELP ERODE
WHAT IS LEFT OF THE FOG. ONE FORECAST CHALLENGE IN THIS DOMAIN WILL
BE THE STRENGTH AND IMPACT OF THE SHORT WAVE MOVING ONSHORE SUNDAY
NIGHT. AM LEANING TOWARD THE GFS WHICH HAS MORE PRECIPITATION
SPREADING INLAND THROUGH MONDAY. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT COULD
LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT ON
SUNDAY.

ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SHORT WAVE...THE MODELS DIVERGE SO CONFIDENCE
IS NOT HIGH BEYOND TUESDAY. IT APPEARS THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REBUILD OVER THE INTERIOR WHICH WILL KEEP THE AREA MOSTLY CLEAR AND
COLD INTO MID WEEK.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...A FRONT IS WEAKENING OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. TEMPERATURES ARE WARM ENOUGH TO BRING RAIN TO DUTCH HARBOR
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CHANGE AS COLD AIR BEGINS TO MOVE FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA TONIGHT. 1036 MB HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AHEAD OF A STORM FORCE FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS FRONT WILL QUICKLY
WEAKEN AS IT PROGRESSES WEST AND ENCOUNTERS THE LONG WAVE BLOCKING
RIDGE OVER THE ALASKA MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...155 165 170 171 172 179 180.
         STORM WARNING...176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

AB DEC 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 13, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 13, 5:15 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 14, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 14, 12:07 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC21 hr

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