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Gale Warning 85, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200002
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 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.

PKZ199-201500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 150 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT. A DEVELOPING 997 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHWEST OF
DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 220 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. A
976 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL MOVE EAST TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AND
WEAKEN TO 984 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
11 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 
987 MB 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WED MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 991 MB
280 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201340 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

CORRECTED 176

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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 
987 MB 150 NM NORTH OF ADAK WED MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING TO 991 MB
280 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU MORNING. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210051
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 200
NM NORTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 994MB THU AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC WED WILL MOVE TO 380 NM AND STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTH
OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210113 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

CORRECTION TO THE 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 200
NM NORTH OF ADAK AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN
TO 994 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL
PACIFIC WED WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 20 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 350 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR
SAND POINT AT 987 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211829 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

UPDATED 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 350 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND FRI MORNING. A 983 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR
SAND POINT AT 987 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
930 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 220052
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE IN A TROUGH OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 380 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON THEN
WEAKEN TO 993 MB 150 NORTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH
OF THE ALEUTIANS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 221301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 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.

PKZ199-230300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO
WEAKEN AND WILL DISSIPATE IN PLACE THU NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 520 NM
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 986 MB FRI
MORNING AND MOVE TO NEAR SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 998 MB SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-230300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-230300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-230300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 230056
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 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.

PKZ199-231500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THEN DISSIPATE IN
PLACE THU NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO
1006 MB 160 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ155-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-231500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-231500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 22 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 231233
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AS IT WEAKENS TO 1011
MB NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND BY SUN MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA. 
$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ON THE BERING
SIDE. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 240109 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

CORRECTED ZONE 155.

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

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

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 1007 MB 60 NM
SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF ADAK. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF ADAK. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 35 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 Jan 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON JAN 19 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN IS UNCHANGED FROM
YESTERDAY...WITH THE TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE BERING SEA AND THE
RIDGE HOLDING STRONG OVER WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. THE REMNANTS OF THE
OCCLUDED LOW ARE APPROACHING THE KENAI PENINSULA FROM THE SOUTH AND
WILL MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST TODAY. A STRONG LOW SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST TODAY AS IT BREAKS UP INTO
SEVERAL CIRCULATIONS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT
THROUGH ABOUT 72 HOURS. BY THE END OF THIS WEEK THE GFS WANTS TO
MAINTAIN A STRONG RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA AND THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC. MEANWHILE THE EUROPEAN MODEL HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING
THAT RIDGE PINCHING OFF INTO A CLOSED HIGH OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA...ALLOWING SYSTEMS TO ENTER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE THOUGHT AT
THIS TIME IS THAT THE RIDGE WILL BREAK...SO THE MORNING FORECASTS ARE
BASED ON THE 00Z ECMWF IN THE MID AND LONG RANGE...AND THE GFS/NAM IN
THE SHORT TERM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...MOST AREAS WILL SEE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
TODAY...ENDING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND POINTS EASTWARD ALONG THE COAST WILL SEE
MUCH STEADIER AND HEAVIER PRECIP CONTINUE TODAY. FORTUNATELY MOST
AREAS WILL SEE RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...SO ACCUMULATIONS WILL
NOT BE A TREMENDOUS CONCERN EXCEPT AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS SUCH AS
THOMPSON PASS WHERE THE BLIZZARD WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING HOURS.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...LIGHT SNOW ENDING THIS MORNING EAST OF KING
SALMON. UP INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON WITH A FEW INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LIKELY.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STORM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SPREAD
STRONG WINDS AND PRECIP NORTH AND EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT.
FORTUNATELY...WARM AIR AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE WILL MEAN MOST AREAS
WILL TURN TO RAIN QUICKLY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS. THUS...THE MAIN IMPACT FOR MOST LOCATIONS WILL BE THE STRONG
WINDS ON THE FRONT AND BACKSIDE OF THIS FEATURE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...WEATHER FOR MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA WILL CALM
DOWN FOR SEVERAL DAYS STARTING TUESDAY. THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS WILL REMAIN IN A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN...THOUGH MOST OF
THE INTENSE STORMS WILL STAY SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND ONLY MOVE INTO
THE BERING AS DECAYING LOWS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131
MARINE...GALE WARNING 155 170 172 175 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD JAN 09

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 19, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC6 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 20, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC30 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.