Storm Warning 283, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 170045
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA THU. A 960 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO 50 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 16 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 171238
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA THU AFTERNOON. A STRONG 956 MB N PACIFIC LOW 325 NM S OF
SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON MOVES TO 160 NM SE OF SHEMYA AT 958 MB LATE FRI
MORNING...THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE
WEAKENING TO 966 MB.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF COLD BAY. HIGHER GUSTS OUT
OF BAYS AND PASSES...MAINLY E OF COLD BAY. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES MAINLY
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT....EXCEPT 20 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT S AND W OF CAPE MENDENHALL
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
19 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND
40 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO
37 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 55 KT .
SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 180100
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 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.

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 957 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NEAR AMCHITKA AT 963 MB
FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIFT TO 100 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 963 MB SAT
AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA FRI NIGHT
WILL MOVE 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 960 MB SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 40 KT SEGUAM ISLAND EASTWARD IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.FRI...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 45
INCREASING TO SW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33 FT BUILDING TO 39 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT SEAS 33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO E 60 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 15
FT INCREASING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM SHEMYA WEST. 
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 30 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 17 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 181239
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

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

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 950 MB LOW 140 NM SE OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NE OF SHEMYA AT
964 MB SAT MORNING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR KISKA ISLAND AT 962 MB SAT
NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW FORMS 220 NM S OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AND MOVES TO 210
NM W OF SAINT PAUL AT 959 MB LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE W OF COLD BAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF CAPE MENDENHALL. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND 45 KT
BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...40 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 29 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SHEMYA...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA WEST...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT
BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 40 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 190058
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

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

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 962 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE THROUGH SUNDAY.
A 985 MB LOW 530 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB 120 NM
WEST SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 16
FT EXCEPT SEAS 30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 34
FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXCEPT SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. EXCEPT NE WIND 40 KT THIS EVENING WEST OF
SHEMYA. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 25 FT SHEMYA WESTWARD. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2009

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 191248
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

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

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM EAST OF SHEMYA WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 70 NM NORTH
OF ADAK AT 971 MB MONDAY MORNING. A 973 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO
150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 966 MB SATURDAY EVENING...THEN MOVE
TO 120 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 974 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A
970 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 120 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MONDAY
MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35
KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...
21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 30 KT W OF ATTU DURING THE
MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 19 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST TUE DEC 15 2009

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE SETTLING DOWN AND SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD
HANDLE ON THE OVERALL PATTERN. THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN MODELS IS IN
THE WAY THE GFS AND NAM ARE DEPICTING THE LOW AS IT MOVES FROM PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND AND TO THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY. THE GFS IS BRINGING THE
LOW INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND HAS A RESIDUAL
TROUGH EXTENDING OUT OF IT AND BACK OVER THE SOUND AND EASTERN KENAI
PENINSULA. THE NAM TAKES THE SAME TRACK WITH THE MAIN LOW BUT THEN
DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW IN THAT TROUGH BETWEEN KENAI AND HOMER
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS SECONDARY LOW IS LIKELY TO BE A KEY IN THE SNOW
FORECASTS IN NOT ONLY THE COOK INLET REGION BUT OVER A LARGER PART OF
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH THIS SYSTEM
MAKES THIS DEVELOPMENT SEEM FAIRLY LIKELY.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE IS UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED
OVER THE BROOKS RANGE. THIS UPPER LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHWARD
UNTIL IT IS OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET THURSDAY. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL BREAK DOWN AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES.
THE SURFACE PATTERN HAS A LOW IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND ANOTHER LOW A FEW HUNDRED SOUTH OF IT IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AND MERGE WITH THE
OTHER LOW IN THE SOUND WEDNESDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THERE IS LOTS OF WEATHER...ESPECIALLY
SNOW...EXPECTED EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE
UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS BRINGING MOISTURE STRAIGHT INTO PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THERE SHOULD BE CONTINUOUS SNOW IN THE VALDEZ AND CORDOVA
AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE THERMAL PACKING IN THE COOK INLET
AREA IS CONDUCIVE FOR PERIODS OF SNOW TO PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BRING BLOWING SNOW TO THOMPSON PASS WHERE A
BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT INTO WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO
DROP WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE ALASKA RANGE PASSES AND BRING HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY INTO THE KODIAK AREA AND AROUND THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST.
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...WIND CHILLS BEING THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH
INCREASING WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES FOR 40 BELOW ZERO READINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND PARTS OF
THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE COLD AIR OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE
STATE WILL LINGER THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK. AN INTENSE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS AND MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS LOW
WILL BRING A BIT OF WARM AIR WITH IT AND BEGIN TO DISPLACE THE COLDER
AIR OVER THE STATE AS THE LOW MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE
IS THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN MAKING IT INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF
COAST BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A
CHINOOK IN SOUTH CENTRAL EARLY NEXT WEEK IF THIS FORECAST PATTERN
PERSISTS...BUT IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO BE CERTAIN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131.
MARINE...GALE 132 138 150
   STORM 130
   HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140 141 150 160 165 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

DEC 09