Storm Warning 248, NWS Anchorage, AK

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. 

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 290037
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SUN MORNING. A 977 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 955 MB 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK SUN EVENING THEN WEAKEN
TO 961 MB 140 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT...BUILDING TO 14 FT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE... 25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 33 FT EXCEPT 27 FT FROM SHEMYA W.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.SUN...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. E OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...
25 FT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2009

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO EASTERN AK THIS
MORNING WITH EMBEDDED LOWS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING AND THE AKPEN. AN
UPPER RIDGE IS OVER SOUTHEAST AK. AT THE SURFACE...SMALL BUT VIGOROUS
LOWS ARE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF AND THE SOUTHERN BERING...WITH A
STRONGER LOW NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS. THESE SYSTEMS ARE ASSOCIATED
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE GULF AND BERING...AND SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW NEAR BRISTOL BAY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES EAST OF THE
PANHANDLE.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS HAVE ALL COME INTO AGREEMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE LOW
OVER THE BARRENS WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND
BEYOND. THE LOW OVER THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND WEST OF
YAKUTAT TODAY. THE SOUTHERN BERING LOW WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. A LOW CURRENTLY WELL SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE NEXT IMPORTANT FEATURE. THIS LOW WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF SAT NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE
THROUGH SUN. THE FINAL PLAYER IN THE SHORT TERM IS A LOW CURRENTLY
OVER NORTHERN JAPAN WHICH WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO THE CENTRAL
BERING BY SUN NIGHT...PINWHEELS AROUND THE BERING THROUGH TUE NIGHT
AND THEN REACHES THE BERING STRAIT THU MORNING. THE FORECAST UTILIZES
THE NAM IN THE SHORT TERM FOR DETAIL AND THEN THE GFS/EC THROUGH THE
MID RANGE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TODAY AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONT COMING FROM
NORTHERN JAPAN SPREADS RAIN AND STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...AND THEN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
FOLLOW THE LOW WITH STORM FORCE WINDS THROUGH TUE.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...DRYING TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE SUSITNA AND
PRECIPITATION CUTS OFF EARLY OVER THE AKPEN. WEAK RIDGING WILL GIVE
WAY TO SNOW SHOWERS CHANGING TO RAIN AS THE JAPAN FRONT AND LOW MOVE
ACROSS THE BERING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE BY TUE.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...AS THE BARREN ISLAND LOW MOVES
INLAND EXPECT RAIN ON THE COAST WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS OF SNOW MOVING
INLAND TODAY. SOME DRYING WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE NEXT LOW MOVES TO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SAT. RAIN WILL PRECEDE THIS FEATURE FOR COASTAL
AREAS WITH LITTLE PRECIP CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS. RESIDUAL LOW
PRESSURE FORMS SUN NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THAT MAY SEND SNOW INTO
THE SOUTH CENTRAL. A RIDGE WILL DRY OUT THE AREA MONDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

A SLOW DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED OVER THE BERING WITH A WEAK RIDGE.
THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE WILL
HAVE RAIN AND SNOW FROM ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT PERSISTING THROUGH
MID-WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORMS 120 130 132
         GALES 125 129 150 155 175 176
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS NOV 09