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Brisk Wind Advisory 38, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 27, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired: Dec 29, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

634 
FZAK52 PAFC 280031
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN BERING
THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
318 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281230-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
318 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
318 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

4 follow-up statements

675 
FZAK52 PAFC 281156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE 
TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1009 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

085 
FZAK52 PAFC 281841 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

UPDATED ZONE 150

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 WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE 
TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1009 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
940 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

160 
FZAK52 PAFC 282359
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1011 MB LOW 425 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
TO 245 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

925 
FZAK52 PAFC 291204
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 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.

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1013 MB LOW 440 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Dec 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 3 hours 40 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
OVER ALASKA AND THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE UPPER JET AND STORM TRACK
IS PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA REGION...ALTHOUGH THE JET DOES
CURVE NORTHEASTWARD AS IT REACHES THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO GUIDE STORMS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE COLD CORE
UPPER LOW WHICH HAS BEEN MEANDERING AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THE
PAST COUPLE DAYS IS MAKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE/SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR LED BY A SHARP SHORT-WAVE TROUGH.
A MODERATELY INTENSE BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH MOVED THROUGH
ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY THIS MORNING BRINGING AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.
AREAS OF LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUE BEHIND THE TROUGH WITH WEAK LIFT
SUPPLIED BY THE UPPER LOW. ARCTIC AIR IS FLOWING OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF ALASKA PRODUCING FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE LOW
LEVEL INSTABILITY. A STEADY STREAM OF SNOW SHOWERS IS MOVING ONSHORE
ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.
WEST OF THE UPPER CENTER IS CHARACTERIZED BY GENERALLY WEAK UPPER
FEATURES AND BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION AND
INSTABILITY. THUS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
DOMINATE THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC
SCALE FEATURES. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES ON THE MESOSCALE BUT
THESE ARE ALL WEAK FEATURES THAT HAVE MINIMAL AFFECT ON THE
RESULTANT FORECAST. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO
CURRENT FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LOW WILL EXIT TO INTERIOR ALASKA TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...CYCLONIC UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
A DISTINCT SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW WILL
SLOWLY ROTATE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL MAINTAIN AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION. AREAS OF MORE INTENSE INTENSE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DUE TO GREATER INSTABILITY.
AS A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TRACKS TO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN BACK
UP ALONG THE GULF COAST AND STRONG GAP WINDS WILL RESUME. THIS WILL
ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT IN THAT AREA SO THINK REALLY LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE
ISOLATED. AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEAK SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SETTLE
UNDER A BROAD TROUGH WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN MAINLY DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS
INLAND WITH AREAS OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS UPPER LOW MOVES TO INTERIOR ALASKA A FEW WEAK
WAVES WILL ROTATE SOUTHWARD BEHIND IT. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL TO
REINFORCE THE ARCTIC AIR. OTHER THAN THAT LOOK FOR A CONTINUATION
OF CURRENT WEATHER WITH A FEW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...VERY LITTLE WILL CHANGE THIS WEEK SO EXPECT
CONTINUES SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A LOW WILL FORM
OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING MID WEEK AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING
AT THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT WILL REMAIN WEAK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG-WAVE PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND WITH MODELS HINTING AT SOME CHANGES IN FLOW AS WE HEAD
INTO NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE IS POOR AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY
IN WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130 132 138 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB DEC 11

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	4 days
Dec 28, 9:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	7 hr

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Sources

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