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Gale Warning 660, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 27, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

003 
FZAK52 PAFC 272346
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 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 AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT WILL ENTER THE WESTERN BERING TUE NIGHT THEN
DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WED NIGHT. A 1003 MB LOW OVER 
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA AT 991 MB WED NIGHT AND TO NEAR SAINT PAUL AT 988 MB THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS
AND PASSES SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
857 
FZAK52 PAFC 281117
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 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 AKDT WED SEP 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OFF
TO THE NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATE BY LATE WED NIGHT. A 1008 MB LOW NEAR
THE TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL INTENSIFY TO 988 MB 240 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING THEN MOVE TO COLD BAY LATE THU NIGHT. 

$$

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
347 
FZAK52 PAFC 282358
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 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 AKDT WED SEP 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE
OVER EASTERN BERING LATE WED NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 320 NM WEST OF ATTU 
WILL INTENSIFY TO 985 MB 100 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL THU AFTERNOON THEN
MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH FRI
AFTERNOON. 
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
504 
FZAK52 PAFC 291059
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 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 AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AT 983 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 240 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA FRI MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS TI MOVES TO 600 
NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
023 
FZAK52 PAFC 291650 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA..CORRECTED
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

CORRECTED TYPO IN SYNOPSIS

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 AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF
CHIGNIK FRI MORNING AT 983 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 240 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA FRI MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 600 
NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
737 
FZAK52 PAFC 300002
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 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.

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 50 NM EAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 105 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT FRI MORNING AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 991 MB
400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT MORNING. A 991 MB LOW 475 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 450 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
917 
FZAK52 PAFC 301201
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 986 MB LOW 40 NM NW OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 160 NM EAST OF SAND
POINT FRI AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 992 MB 370 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SAND POINT SAT MORNING. A 963 MB LOW 340 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT
MORNING WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB AS IT MOVES TO 290 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK
SUN MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 302353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BEARING SEA WILL MOVE EAST
AND DISSIPATE SAT AFTERNOON. A 965 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
SAT AFTERNOON WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF ST PAUL SUN
AFTERNOON AT 970 MB.
$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Sep 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT TUE SEP 27 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 120 HOURS. ECMWF OUTLIER IN THE MID
AND LONG TERM PERIODS. PREFERRED GFS FOR THE FIRST 84 HOURS...THEN
TRENDED TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION.

.UPPER LEVELS...
LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENING ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL
HOLD THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING THEN GRADUALLY FLATTEN. NEARLY ZONAL
JET PERSISTS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. WEAK HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE
DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA TODAY THEN FLATTENS BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT
NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND EASTERN RUSSIA STORMS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING
AND TOWARDS MAINLAND ALASKA.

.SURFACE ANALYSIS...
997 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL NOW
CURVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE GULF OF ALASKA. LOW WEAKENS TO 1001
MB AS IT TRACKS JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY THEN
DISSIPATES OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA ON THURSDAY.
NEW WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE WESTERN BERING TUESDAY NIGHT...FRONT
RAPIDLY OCCLUDING WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE FAR WESTERN BERING THIS
EVENING. FRONT MOVES QUICKLY NORTH AND NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATES OVER
THE NORTHERN BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
A LARGE RUSSIAN LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF ABOUT 989 MB.

.ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...

MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF RADIATONAL FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN THE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK
UP AROUND NOON.
RAIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL TURN TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...MAINLY THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND MUCH
OF THE ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING AS THE LOW EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE GULF COAST AHEAD OF
APPROACHING LOW. EXPECT RAIN ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND ACROSS
THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THURSDAY. RAIN WILL LIKELY BE MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS. INLAND PRECIPITATION
SHOULD REMAIN LIMITED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
PERIODS OF RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF ALONG AND ADVANCE OF QUICKLY MOVING OCCLUDED FRONT.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
UPPER LEVEL STEERING FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECT NORTHWEST PACIFIC
AND EASTERN RUSSIA STORMS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING AND TOWARDS
MAINLAND ALASKA. A LARGE RUSSIAN LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
BERING SEA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF ABOUT 989
MB. LOW IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE
BERING SEA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. MODELS AGREE ON CARRYING IT
TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND FRIDAY BUT CANNOT AGREE BEYOND 00Z SAT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB SEP 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC3 days
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 28, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr

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