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Small Craft Advisory 921, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 12, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 12, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Nov 13, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 121244
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1011 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR ADAK THIS
EVENING AT 998 MB. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT 
BY FRI AFTERNOON AND DEEPEN TO 963 MB THEN FURTHER DEEPEN AND MOVES
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW 
AND RAIN SHOWERS. NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
45 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 
15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130031
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA ON FRI AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BERING SEA ON SAT. A POLAR FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130113 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

CORRECTED 170

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

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

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA ON FRI AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BERING SEA ON SAT. A POLAR FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 130315 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
615 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

UPDATED 170 171

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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI MORNING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA ON FRI AFTERNOON.  HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BERING SEA ON SAT. A POLAR FRONT MOVES OVER THE ALEUTIANS FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
615 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
615 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 12 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 131228
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN AND MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL THEN
REMAIN PREDOMINANT ACROSS THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING
TO 35 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER
GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W
OF COLD BAY. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS 12
FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 13 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Nov 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED NOV 11 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM BUT CONTINUE TO A
FEW DIFFERENCES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS APPEAR
TO HAVE THE BETTER SOLUTIONS THROUGH SUNDAY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER AIR...THERE IS AN UPPER LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. A
WESTERLY JET STREAMS LIES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND BECOMES
SOUTHWESTERLY OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA.
AT THE SURFACE...A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM IS VERTICALLY STACK WITH THE
UPPER LOW OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE
SUSITNA VALLEY, COOK INLET AND KODIAK ISLAND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE MAIN LOW CENTER OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE EAST AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR BETTLES THURSDAY AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE WEATHER FRONT OVER WESTERN SOUTH-CENTRAL REGION WILL MOVE THROUGH
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TONIGHT AND INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY AND PANHANDLE THURSDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT MAIN BE HEAVY AT TIMES JUST AHEAD OF IT,
BUT WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND IT. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT.

STRONG WEST WINDS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST WILL PERSIST
THROUGH TO NIGHT AND DIMINISH THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE BERING SEA
WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR BETHEL THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP
SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW TONIGHT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THURSDAY NIGHT THEN DROP INTO THE GULF FRIDAY. MORE SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE
GULF FRIDAY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH-CENTRAL
ALASKA FRIDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA FRIDAY WILL STRENGTHEN
TO 942 MB OVER THE GULF SATURDAY THEN WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
NORTHERN CANADA SUNDAY. A RESIDUAL 984 MB LOW WILL BE LEFT BEHIND
OVER THE GULF SUNDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY.
MARINE...STORM 180
         GALE 120 125 130 132 150 155 160 165 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM NOV 09

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 11, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Nov 12, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Nov 12, 4:47 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	11 hr

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