Brisk Wind Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK

704 
FZAK52 PAFC 050223 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
525 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

UPDATED ZONE 171 172 175 176  

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

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

PKZ199-051500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN MAINLAND
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA
WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 982 MB 130 NM NORTH OF ATKA THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
25 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-051500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-051500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF
163 W. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF 163 W.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-051500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-051500-
UNALASKA BAY
525 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO
5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
  
$$

PKZ172-051500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
525 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 60 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
525 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. NW WIND 40 KT WEST OF 179 W. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-051500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
525 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 60 KT. N WIND 40 KT WEST OF 175 E. SEAS 22 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-051500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SE WIND 30 KT WEST OF 175 W. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-051500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

601 
FZAK52 PAFC 051242
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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.

PKZ199-060300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES TO
THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA BY WED NIGHT. A 972 MB 550 NM SOUTH OF ATTU
INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AND THEN WEAKENS TO
979 MB THU NIGHT 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.

$$

PKZ150-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-060300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-060300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-060300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-060300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-060300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-060300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-060300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-060300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-060300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

074 
FZAK52 PAFC 060053
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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.

PKZ199-061500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES TO
THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB 390 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TONIGHT AND THEN
WEAKENS TO 988 MB 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-061500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-061500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-061500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-061500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT BY EVENING. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-061500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-061500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW WIND
40 KT W OF 170 WEST. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-061500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 TO 60 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA
W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-061500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-061500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN PROGRESS THIS MORNING. THE BERING UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH HAS MOVED WEST OF KAMCHATKA...WITH REMNANTS OF A CLOSED LOW
EXTENDING FROM THE AKPEN WEST ACROSS THE BERING. UPPER RIDGING IS
DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN BERING WHILE THE NORTHERN TIP OF THE
BLOCKING RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA IS BEGINNING TO PINCH OFF AND
BREAK DOWN THE BLOCK. THIS WILL ALLOW EASTWARD MOVEMENT OF SYNOPTIC
FEATURES AT OUR LATITUDES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AT THE
SURFACE...LOWS ARE SOUTH OF THE AKPEN AND OVER SOUTHWEST AK AS WELL
AS NEAR KAMCHATKA. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE
WESTERN BERING.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE NAM BEING
USED FOR DETAIL...AND THEN THE FORECAST TENDS TOWARD THE EC FOR
SUPERIOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WILL MOVE
TO EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING...AND THEN DECAY AS IT MOVES
ACROSS THE GULF BY THU NIGHT. THE LOW OVER SOUTHWEST AK WILL BE
ABSORBED INTO A LARGE AREA OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR WED
WHICH DISSIPATES THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS FROM THE AKPEN
EAST INTO THE WEEKEND.

A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WILL AFFECT THE
WESTERN BERING BEFORE DISSIPATING WED. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REST OF
THE BERING WILL MOVE TO THE AKPEN AND WESTERN AK THU. BEHIND THE
RIDGE A DEEP LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AND FILL
THE ENTIRE BERING BY THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING NORTH ON FRI. A SECOND
LOW CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AND MOVES NORTH INTO RUSSIA
DURING THE WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS AND SHOWERS OVER THAT AREA TODAY BEFORE
DIMINISHING TONIGHT. MEANWHILE THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
KAMCHATKA LOW WILL BRING RAIN AND STRONG WIND TO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS TODAY AND THE FOLLOWING LOW WILL BRING MORE RAIN AND
STRONGER WIND LATER ON WED. BY WED NIGHT THE RAIN WILL REACH THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WHILE SNOW SHOWERS RETURN TO THE WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE CHAIN. THERE WILL BE A BREAK THU NIGHT BEFORE THE FINAL LOW
AFFECTS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH WIND AND RAIN FRI AND
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BENEATH THE DECAYING LOW
WILL PERSIST THROUGH WED. STRONG WIND ALONG THE COAST WILL KEEP
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS MORNING
BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY
CONDITIONS THU AND THEN INCREASING WIND WITH POSSIBLE SNOW SHOWERS
WILL AFFECT THE COAST FRI...BEFORE DRYING RETURNS FOR THE WEEKEND.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
RAIN TO THE COAST WITH SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND A SHOWERY MIX
INLAND THROUGH TONIGHT. DIMINISHING PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED WED
AND THEN PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL LOCATIONS THU. HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN ON FRI AND DRIES OUT THE ENTIRE AREA INTO THE
WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

THE WEST WILL EXPERIENCE WARMER AND WETTER CONDITIONS EARLY NEXT WEEK
WHILE DRY HIGH PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER SOUTHWEST AK AND AREAS
SOUTHEAST OF THE AK RANGE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 155
MARINE...STORMS 175
         GALES 120 132 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 176 179 180
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS JAN 11