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Gale Warning 412, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 18, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 21, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 182318
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

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.

PKZ199-191400-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE
TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON.

$$

PKZ150-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE
MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-191400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-191400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.  
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-191400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$
9 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 191130
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

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.

PKZ199-200200-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUN
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN MORNING
AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 30 KT.  
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-200200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-200200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...ATKA W...SW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. E OF ATKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT.  
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-200200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 192307
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

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.

PKZ199-201400-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS SUN
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MONDAY
MORNING MOVES TO 490 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-201400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.

.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-201400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200143 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
545 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-201400-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES WEST AND WEAKENS SUN
NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 1002 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK MONDAY
MORNING MOVES TO 490 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-201400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
545 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.

.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-201400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2009

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201147
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

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.

PKZ199-210200-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

THE EASTERN BERING SEA RIDGE MOVES OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
TUESDAY. A 989 MB LOW 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES SOUTHWEST AND
WEAKENS. A DEVELOPING 1001 MB LOW 110 NM WEST OF ADAK MONDAY MORNING
MOVES TO 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 987 MB TUESDAY NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-210200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-210200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-210200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF UNALASKA
ISLAND. SE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 17 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-210200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 202322
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

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.

PKZ199-211400-
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 998 MB TUE AFTERNOON
200 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THEN DISSIPATES WED OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS. MEANWHILE...A 998 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA
DEEPENS TO 986 MB 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVES VERY
LITTLE THROUGH WED.

$$

PKZ150-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-211400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON APR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211632 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

UPDATED ZONE 170

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 212136 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
130 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 350 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA STRENGTHENS TO 987 MB TUE NIGHT
225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA. THE LOW THEN MOVES TO 350 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB. MEANWHILE...A 
WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE AND THEN
DISSIPATES TUE NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SAND
POINT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT E OF COLD BAY. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
830 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT E OF AKUTAN. SEAS
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
130 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT...BECOMING S 25 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 40 KT THROUGH MID MORNING E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN E 
OF ATKA.
.TONIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND 
SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 212301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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.

PKZ199-221400-
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 350 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 375 NM NORTHWEST OF
SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON AT 995 MB. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 250 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE...A WEATHER FRONT MOVES
ONTO THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-221400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT EARLY IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.

.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-221400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE APR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 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 Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN HAS NOT CHANGED
MUCH THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IN CENTERED JUST EAST OF
KODIAK ISLAND WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA.
THIS PATTERN IS NOW SLOWLY PROGRESSING EASTWARD WITH THE RIDGE
EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY
MONDAY. THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE GULF WILL WEAKEN AS THE
RIDGE BECOMES THE DOMINATE FEATURE OVER THE STATE IN THE FIRST HALF
OF NEXT WEEK.
ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE LIES THE NEXT FRONT AND LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM. THE LOW COMPLEX IS WELL WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA BUT THE
FRONT WILL MAKE IT INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND THEN
CONTINUE TO MOVE STEADILY EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA
MONDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS ARE ROTATING AROUND THE
LOW IN THE GULF. SOME OF THESE COULD CHANCE TO SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE
GULF COAST OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND THIS
LOW WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE COAST BY MIDNIGHT AND THEN INTO THE COOK
INLET AND KODIAK AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE AFTERNOON FORECAST WILL
INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT IN THE ENTIRE COOK
INLET REGION DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THIS EASTERLY WAVE.
CLEARING SKIES IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAY DROP TEMPERATURES INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS AGAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE NORTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THERE IS A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF STRATUS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA
WHICH IS ENHANCED BY THE COLD AIR FLOWING OFF THE ICE EDGE WHICH IS
UNUSUALLY EXTENSIVE AND FAR SOUTH FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY. THE RIDGE WILL THEN
MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD REACHING THE ALCAN BORDER WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
WILL KEEP MOST OF THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IN SPRINGLIKE
WEATHER DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. A STRONG FRONT WITH DEEP
MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE RIDGE AND BRING PRECIPITATION BACK
INTO THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

APR 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Apr 18, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 19, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.