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Gale Warning 892, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 28, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 260012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 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. PKZ199-261500- 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR PORT HEIDEN THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...13 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...17 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 261210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB FRI MORNING BEFORE EJECTING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ON SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT. NE OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261906 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM AKST THU NOV 26 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. PKZ199-270300- 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 100 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE ONSHORE THE SOUTHERN AKPEN THU AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTHEAST OF ATTU THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 140 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 995 MB FRI MORNING BEFORE EJECTING INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC FRI AFTERNOON. A 960 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 270 NM EAST OF SAND POINT EARLY SAT MORNING THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF AK. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 380 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU ON SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM COLD BAY W. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT. NE OF UNALASKA ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- UNALASKA BAY 1000 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ179-270300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 K T. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270010 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 CORRECT ZONE 15O COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270014 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 CORRECT ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ATKA FRI EVENING. A 991 MB LOW 730 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 430 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI AFTERNOON AND TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 1006 MB LOW DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN JAPAN FRIDAY MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 980 MB 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...N 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271302 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR KALGIN ISLAND MOVES INLAND FRI AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB FRI NIGHT 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 977 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM EAST OF CAPE SAINT ELIAS. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271821 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA DISSIPATES FRI EVENING 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 962 MB FRI NIGHT 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. A LOW FROM JAPAN INTENSIFIES TO 963 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK. $$ PKZ150-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 34 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ179-280300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 65 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 280006 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 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. PKZ199-281500- 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT. A 1001 MB LOW EAST OF JAPAN WILL STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 956 MB 160 NM NORTH OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND... NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W OF UNALASKA...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. UNALASKA E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290300- 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUN AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY TO 957 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA. $$ PKZ150-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-290300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-290300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-290300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-290300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...WEST OF UNALASKA...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. SEAS 13 FT. UNALASKA EASTWARD...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-290300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-290300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO S 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-290300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-290300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-290300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO E 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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 Nov 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 25, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2009
.ANALYSIS/UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE PATTERN REMAINS UNCHANGED WITH BROAD TROUGH CENTERED OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA. MULTIPLE WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE CYCLONIC
CIRCULATION...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TWO ARE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF AND A MORE POWERFUL STORM LOCATED JUST SOUHTWEST OF THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS.
AT THE SURFACE...THE TWO MAIN FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE WAVES IS
AN ELONGATED 981 MB LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF...SPREADING
SNOW FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BACK TOWARD THE KENAI PENINSULA AND
THE SECOND LOW VERTICALLY STACKED UNDER THE UPPER FEATURE...BUT THERE
ARE SEVERAL MESO LOWS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING
SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA. STRONG WINDS AND A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW CAN BE FOUND ALL ALONG THIS BOUNDARY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS
ON THE BACKSIDE.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS PATTERN AS RUN TO
RUN CONSISTENCY IS VERY POOR LEADING TO LOW CONFIDENCE BEYOND THE
FIRST 48 HOURS. THE LOW IN THE GULF DID NOT INITIALIZE VERY WELL. IT
APPEARS TO BE LOCATED WEST OF WHERE THE MODELS THINK IT SHOULD BE AND
HEADING TOWARD SEWARD INSTEAD OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT
BECAUSE A MORE WESTWARD TRACK WILL RESULT IN A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW
IN ANCHORAGE THIS EVENING.
FOCUS TURNS TO THE NEXT DEVELOPING WAVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AROUND
KODIAK AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE BEEN VERY
DIFFERENT WITH THESE FEATURES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL RUNS. WE CONTINUE
TO LEAN TOWARD THE ECMWF WHICH HAS THE INITIAL LOW WEAKENING AND
MOVING ONSHORE NEAR PORT HEIDEN WHILE A SECONDARY LOW DEVELOPS
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK AND MOVES UP COOK INLET THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE 12Z GFS/NAM
SOLUTION WOULD BRING HIGH WIND WARNING WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
PORTAGE AREA THURSDAY EVENING WHILE THE UKMET/ECMWF WOULD RESULT IN A
VERY SIMILAR FORECAST FROM THE STORM EARLIER IN THE WEEK...STRONG
WINDS BUT NOT QUITE WARNING CRITERIA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
STILL EXPECTING SNOW WITH THE FIRST STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL
TONIGHT. THE MODELS HAVE PRODUCED SNOW FALL TOTALS RANGING FROM
ALMOST A FOOT TO ZERO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS. OUR CURRENT
FORECAST OF 1 TO 4 INCHES IS STILL LOOKING VERY REASONABLE GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY AND THE CURRENT TRENDS. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW FALL IS EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AS
THE UPPER WAVE APPROACHES...AND EVENTUALLY TAPERING OFF BY MORNING.
THE NEXT SYSTEM RAPIDLY DEVELOPS AROUND KODIAK AND WINDS INCREASE TO
GALE FORCE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGE WILL
RESULT IN SOME GUSTY GAP WINDS...ESPECIALLY OF CONCERN IS THOMPSON
PASS WHERE FRESH SNOWFALL TONIGHT WILL EASILY BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN
AROUND. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THAT AREA
SINCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE LOW
ENDS UP.
SOUTHWEST...DEFORMATION ZONE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN/ALASKA RANGE RESULTED
IN SOME LIGHT SNOW THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REMAINED
PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAS BEEN SLOW TO DISSIPATE UNDER
THE TRANSIENT UPPER RIDGE BETWEEN SYSTEMS. AS THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW
DEVELOPS TONIGHT...ANOTHER DEFORMATION ZONE WILL SET UP IN THE SAME
AREA BRINGING GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA UP TO
THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...THE MOST ACTIVE WEATHER REMAINS OUT WEST UNDER
THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH WITH WAVE AFTER WAVE DEVELOPING AND ROTATING
AROUND ITS PERIPHERY. THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE PRIBILOFS HAS A STRONG
SHORTWAVE DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH
THROUGH TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS BUT WAS CANCELLED. THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
STAY JUST WEST OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION AS THE SYSTEM ROTATES ACROSS
THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY...BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AND WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SATURDAY WHEN THE NEXT STRONG LOW DEVELOPS NEAR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS...POSSIBLY SPREADING STORM FORCE WINDS INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 187
BLIZZAR WATCH 131
MARINE...STORM 170 172
GALES 120 130 132 150 155 175
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 180 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB NOV 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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