Gale Warning 863, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 260149 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

UPDATED 175

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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1013 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO
PILOT POINT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA.  HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY
AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER
SHEMYA FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 260444 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

UPDATED ZONE 172 AND 179

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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1013 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF MEKORYUK EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVES TO
PILOT POINT EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1009 MB AND THEN INTO THE GULF
OF ALASKA.  HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA FRIDAY
AND REMAINS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES OVER
SHEMYA FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT DISSIPATES SUNDAY MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.   

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
448 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
742 PM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1017 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM SOUTH
OF AKHIOK FRI EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSISTS THROUGH SUNDAY
AND BEYOND. A 991 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL
DISSIPATE 240 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT EVENING.
$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

932 
FZAK52 PAFC 270004
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 270739 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

UPDATED ZONE 171.

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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
1040 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

877 
FZAK52 PAFC 270027 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

CORRECTED ST PAUL FIRST PERIOD FOR SEAS

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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 271252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 271346 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171.

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 271401 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS.

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING SEA SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 15 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
445 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

628 
FZAK52 PAFC 280011
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

536 
FZAK52 PAFC 280029 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 160

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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON. 
A WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 281252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 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.

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH MON
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN
BERING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AND MON NIGHT.
$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1020 AM AKST THU DEC 25 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS AND NAM IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON LOW OVER
SOUTHWEST AND DEVELOPING GULF LOW.  THE GULF LOW IS A TRIPLE POINT
FEATURE THAT FORMS JUST EAST OF KODIAK TODAY MOVES TOWARD MIDDLETON
ISLAND AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY SAT AND SUN AS IT WEAKENS.
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE BERING AND EASTERN SIBERIA LOOKING LIKE
A SURE BET.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER
THE SOUTHWEST IS DRIVING THE LOW LEVEL FEATURES. TRIPLE POINT LOW
FORMS AS COLD AIR MOVES OUT OVER THE NORTHWESTERN GULF TODAY.  THIS
TROUGH MOVES EASTWARD POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY
MORNING AS THE SURFACE LOW DEEPENS. MAJOR HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE FORMS
OVER THE BERING AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHWEST...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY IN THE SOUTHWEST ZONES.  WEAK
DISTURBANCE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD HAVE LITTLE
IMPACT EXPECT OVER THE AK PEN FRIDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHCENTRAL...SNOW WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOME SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY
MORNING OVER COOK INLET.  EXPECT STRONG GAP WINDS IN THE USUAL PLACES
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

BERING...NORTHWEST FLOW WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER AK PENINSULA
AND ALEUTIANS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.  A WEAK FRONT MOVES OVER
THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT BUT DISSIPATES IN PLACE
LATE SUNDAY WITHOUT FURTHER EASTWARD PROGRESSION.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...COLD! SOME AREAS OF FOG OTHERWISE...COLD.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZ 155, WWA 161, 151, 121
MARINE...SEE PACKAGES..TOO MANY TO LIST HERE!
FIRE WEATHER...NOT AWARE OF ANY AT THIS TIME

 DEC 08