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Gale Warning 755, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 23, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Oct 23, 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
Oct 23, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 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.

186 
FZAK52 PAFC 232358
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW 220 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND WILL DEEPEN TO 976 MB 180
NM EAST OF ST PAUL ISLAND MON AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TUE MORNING. A 993 MB LOW 375 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
WILL MOVE TO 360 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
AFTER MIDNIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT
BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT
MOLLER E. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
282 
FZAK52 PAFC 241202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL PASS OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB NEAR AKHIOK MON
NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TUE
NIGHT AT 982 MB. A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 990 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
211 
FZAK52 PAFC 241657 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

CORRECTED HEADLINE 180

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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW 75 NM EAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL PASS OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB NEAR AKHIOK MON
NIGHT THEN MOVE INTO THE THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TUE
NIGHT AT 982 MB. A 1001 MB LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MON
AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A 990 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...
SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
501 
FZAK52 PAFC 242334
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 966 MB
LATE TONIGHT NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF KODIAK ISLAND...THEN WEAKENS TO
988 MB AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHEASTERN GULF. A 977 MB LOW 70 NM
SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO NEAR PORT HEIDEN AND MERGES WITH
THE DEVELOPING LOW. A 995 MB LOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT 300 NM NORTH
OF SHEMYA AND MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT...GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES...DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND
30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES...DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 11 
FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 23 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT 
LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON OCT 24 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DEVELOPING LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

JAM
555 
FZAK52 PAFC 251202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TODAY. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A 988 MB
LOW 40 NM WEST OF PILOT POINT WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
CITY WED NIGHT AT 988 MB. A 990 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
WED MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED
NIGHT.


$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT BY NOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
698 
FZAK52 PAFC 252343
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW 380 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KODIAK CITY THURSDAY MORNING AT 993 MB. A 978 MB LOW MOVES TO 280 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 974 MB.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 19
FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND E. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE OCT 25 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
750 
FZAK52 PAFC 261214
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WILL BECOME A 991 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH
OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THU
NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON WILL BECOME A
974 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
279 
FZAK52 PAFC 261246 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

CORRECTED 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE WILL BECOME A 991 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH
OF SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
THU NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON WILL
BECOME A 974 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 15
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$
378 
FZAK52 PAFC 262310
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 990 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK CITY THURSDAY MORNING. A 980 MB LOW 400 NM WEST OF SHEMYA
MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRIDAY MORNING...THEN MERGES
WITH A 977 MB LOW THAT DEVELOPS NEAR COLD BAY.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W OF PORT MOLLER...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF PORT MOLLER...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20
KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT . SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 26 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 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 Oct 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN OCT 23 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION....MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE AND IN GENERALLY GOOD
AGREEMENT. THE GFS/ECMWF ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH PROGRESSION OF
BERING SEA LOW COMPLEX. THE DIGGING TROUGH AND ACCOMPANYING STRONG SW
JET CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. THE
GFS/ECMWF/UKMET HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT MOVE TOWARD A FASTER AND MORE
WESTERLY TRACK WITH DEVELOPING STORM CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.
TIMING BRINGS THE LOW CENTER TO NEAR KODIAK ISLAND BY 12Z TUE WHICH
IS ABOUT 12 HRS FASTER THEN YESTERDAYS 12Z SOLUTIONS. FOR NOW WILL
BLEND THE GFS/ECMWF WITH CURRENT GRIDS TO MAINTAIN FORECAST
CONSISTENCY WHILE STILL NUDGING TO CURRENT TREND. FURTHER FORECAST
ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED AS THIS SYSTEM EVOLVES.

.ANALYSIS...
.500 MB...A SERIES OF WEAK TROUGHS RIPPLE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
TODAY. A LOW OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA DEEPENS AS IT MOVES TO OVER
BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED TROUGH DIGS SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS AND ROTATES TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN MON EVENING. AT THIS
POINT A CENTER FORMS AND INTENSIFIES AS IT TRACKS TO OVER THE BARREN
ISLANDS TUE AFTERNOON. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS AND MOVES TO THE
EASTERN GULF WED MORNING. A BUILDING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA MON
AND TUE SHIFTS EAST AS A DEVELOPING WAVE TRACKS OVER WESTERN BRISTOL
BAY TO SOUTH OF THE AK PEN ALONG 165W WED.

.SURFACE
THE 980S LOW OVER THE BERING SEA DEEPENS INTO THE 970S AS IT ENTERS
WESTERN BRISTOL BAY MON NIGHT. A SECONDARY CENTER DEVELOPING ALONG
THE TRAILING FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVES SOUTH OF
THE AK PEN WITH A PRESSURE IN THE MID 960S TO LOWER 970S MON EVENING.
THIS CENTER THEN TRACKS TO NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS TUE. A FRONTAL
TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE SW AK COAST AND AK PEN THIS AFTERNOON
MOVES INTO THE SW INTERIOR AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT THEN
WEAKENS AS IT PROGRESSES EAST MON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
DEVELOPING CENTER SOUTH OF THE AK PEN TRACKS TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF
OF ALASKA MON EVENING AND TO ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TUE. A
DEVELOPING LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA MON EVENING INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES TO
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON.

SHORT TERM...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS WEAK. THE FRONTAL TROUGH ENTERING SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT WILL
BRING RAINS TO MUCH OF THE GULF COAST WITH A MIX INLAND THROUGH MON.
TEMPS WILL LIKELY TO REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TONIGHT FOR SNOW AND WITH
UPSLOPE FLOW...THE WESTERN SUSTINA VALLEY MAY SEE ITS FIRST
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR LATE TONIGHT AND MON. TEMPERATURES
WARM MON THROUGH MON NIGHT...SO WILL SEE RAIN PUSH FURTHER NORTH AND
END MUCH OF THE SNOW THREAT IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. HOWEVER...A
FURTHER EASTWARD TRACK OF LOW CENTER COULD DRAG IN COLDER AIR AND
SKEW PRECIPITATION TYPE TOWARD SNOW. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND PRODUCE STRONG GAP FLOWS
WHICH WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MON NIGHT. GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AND COASTAL WATERS MON NIGHT WITH
APPROACH OF STORM CENTER. STORMS WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED TUE
NIGHT/WED...HOWEVER WIDE SPREAD GALES WILL CONTINUE.

.SOUTHWEST AK/AK PEN...
COASTAL SW WILL HAVE A RAIN SNOW MIX WITH BRISTOL BAY MAINLY RAIN.
SNOW OR MIX INLAND WILL BE THE GENERAL RULE. COOLER TEMPS MOVE IN
FROM THE WEST MON NIGHT/TUE...BRINGING PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS.
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF BRISTOL BAY AND COASTAL SW AK
THROUGH MON MORNING. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
SURFACE LOW COUPLED WITH SUPPORTING JET FLOW ALOFT AND COLD ADVECTION
WILL BRING VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE AK PEN BEGINNING MON
NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO TUE. WARNING LEVEL GUSTS MAY RESULT.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
STRONG WEST TO NW FLOW BEHIND THE BERING SEA LOW WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD TONIGHT AS WINDS OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEAKEN UNDER
BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE. THE LOW MOVING EAST FROM THE KAMCHATKA PEN
AND ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING SW WINDS ACROSS THE WEST
AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE MON NIGHT AND TUE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 138 140 150 155 170 171 172 175 179 180
             411 413 414
         STORM 130 132  351 352
RMC OCT 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC3 days
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Oct 24, 4:56 AM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC10 hr
Oct 24, 2:45 PM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC27 hr
Oct 24, 3:05 PM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Oct 24, 3:36 PM AKDTHigh Wind WatchAFC9 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.