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Gale Warning 868, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 16, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

760 
FZAK52 PAFC 161254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 969 MB LOW 330N NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA THU NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTH OF ADAK
WED AFTERNOON THEN STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU
MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 990 MB OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA THU NIGHT.
A 994 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT AND MOVE TO
150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS
19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
826 
FZAK52 PAFC 162349
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTH OF ATTU
AT 971 MB WED NIGHT AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER
FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN BERING SEA
THU NIGHT AND WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KISKA THU NIGHT
WILL MOVE NEAR KISKA AT 975 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO
45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT
INCREASING TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT.
RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
552 
FZAK52 PAFC 171249
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

 975 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 999 MB OVER THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA FRI NIGHT. A 1003 WILL DEVELOP 150 NM NORTH OF
SAINT PAUL THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON.
A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 975
MB ABOUT 120 NM NORTH OF KISKA THU NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR 45 NM WEST OF SITKINAK THU NIGHT THEN STRENGTHEN TO 1003 MB IN
THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
654 
FZAK52 PAFC 171530 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...AMENDED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

AMENDED SYNOPSIS AND ZONES 180 185

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

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

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A
WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN
FRI. A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 125
NM NORTH OF KISKA AT 975 MB FRI NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF
SITKINAK THU NIGHT WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRI. 
$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT
BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
630 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
630 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
360 
FZAK52 PAFC 180035
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE
NORTH AND WEAKEN THROUGH FRI. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ATTU THU
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 60 NM SOUTH OF KISKA AT 972 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND
TO 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 972 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK ISLAND E. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK ISLAND E. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...13 FT BERING
SIDE. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO
28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 27 FT BUILDING TO 35 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BERING SIDE...W 60 KT PACIFIC SIDE. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
538 
FZAK52 PAFC 181255
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 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.

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL BECOME A 1005 MB LOW
IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FRI EVENING. A 1002 MB LOW NEAR SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT. A 990 MB
LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A 973 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF
ADAK FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 120 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT NIGHT.


$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE EVENING...SEAS
19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE EVENING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND
45 KT...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
29 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
505 
FZAK52 PAFC 190038
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 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.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST
OF COLD BAY AT 982 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN.

$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER
E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK
ISLAND N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF KIPNUK. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
25 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHEMYA W...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 61N. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
317 
FZAK52 PAFC 190144 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 176

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

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

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 160 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL AT 973 MB SAT AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST
OF COLD BAY AT 982 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN.

$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
EAST. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER
E. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NUNIVAK
ISLAND N. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF KIPNUK. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 70 KT. SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
25 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT. SHEMYA W...SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 61N. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
898 
FZAK52 PAFC 191251
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 240 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL BECOME A 978 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF
SAINT GEORGE SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN
NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM WEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON
THEN STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST
OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
015 
FZAK52 PAFC 191809 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
910 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
910 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 240 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB 30 NM SOUTH
OF SAINT GEORGE SAT NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE 400 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK SUN
NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM WEST OF SITKINAK SAT AFTERNOON
THEN STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA SUN
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT EXCEPT 15 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST
OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
483 
FZAK52 PAFC 200012
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 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.

PKZ199-201500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 50 NM
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE 140 NM SOUTH OF COLD
BAY SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN
MORNING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
22 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 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 Nov 15, 4:25 PM AKST, 11 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 4:25 PM AKST, 11 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
425 PM AKST TUE NOV 15 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
TODAY ABOVE THE GREAT LAND THE ATMOSPHERE FEATURES AN ELONGATED COLD
CORE LOW PRESSURE STRETCHING FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA DOWN THROUGH THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE CLOSED SIBERIAN HIGH FROM YESTERDAY IS IN THE
PROCESS OF SLIDING SOUTH AND MERGING WITH A BUILDING RIDGE AHEAD OF A
SYSTEM TAKING SHAPE IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. THE COMBINATION OF THE
BERING SEA/CHUKCHI PENINSULA RIDGE AND CLOSED LOW OVER EASTERN ALASKA
HAS CREATED A DEEP LAYER NORTHERLY FLOW WITH PARCEL TRAJECTORIES
COMING FROM THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THESE NORTH WINDS HAVE ENCOMPASSED MUCH
OF WESTERN ALASKA TODAY. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO
THE GULF OF ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...THE MAJOR FEATURE IS A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. BITTERLY COLD AIR AND
HIGH PRESSURE IS ANCHORED OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR. THE TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL ENHANCE THE COLD
NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE THOMPSON PASS AND COPPER RIVER
DELTA RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A STOUT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
SPREADS OVER MUCH OF THE BERING FROM EASTERN SIBERIA SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. ANOTHER DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
MOVES TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM THE SOUTH TOWARD THE
KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL AGREEMENT DOES NOT LAST VERY LONG FOR THE UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN AND EVEN LESS WITH THE SURFACE PATTERN. THOUGH THERE ARE SOME
EMERGING PATTERNS THAT CAN BE DISCERNED UNDERNEATH THE MODEL TO MODEL
DISCREPANCIES. FIRST...WHAT DO THE MODELS AGREE ON? THE SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL MERGE WITH THE UPPER LOW
OVER EASTERN ALASKA SINKING SOUTH. ALSO THERE IS AGREEMENT AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING AHEAD UPPER LOW IN THE FAR WEST
BERING. THE FEATURE THAT SEEMS TO BE GIVING MODEL GUIDANCE TROUBLE IS
A DOUBLE/TRIPLE BARREL UPPER LOW COMPLEX ROTATING OVER THE SEA OF
OKHOTSK. WHILE THE UPPER LOW WILL STAY IN ROUGHLY THE SAME PLACE
THROUGH THE WEEK A NUMBER OF SHORTWAVE TROUGHS PROPAGATING THROUGH
THE FLOW WILL MOVE NORTH BRINGING WARM AIR AND MOISTURE. WITHOUT ANY
UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT TO SPEAK OF SURFACE LOWS WILL MOVE NORTH WITH
THEIR UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING AND A NEW TRIPLE
POINT LOW WILL FORM AND MOVE EAST. THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THESE
FEATURES IS GOING TO BE HIGHLY VARIABLE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CONSIDERABLY COOLER AND DRIER WITH NORTHERLY
WINDS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. DECREASING CLOUDS INTO THE
EVENING. TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO AROUND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND
SLIGHTLY COLDER FOR THE MAT-SU AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. EXPECT SIMILAR
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLEAR AND COLD IN AN OFFSHORE FLOW REGIME REMAINS
THE CASE FOR MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR. AREAS NEAR THE COAST
WILL REMAIN WARMEST. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE GUSTY IN THE BRISTOL BAY
AND ALASKA PENINSULA REGIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL STAY IN PLACE FOR
THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WHILE THE PATTERN REMAINS FAIRLY STAGNANT
IN THE EAST...THAT IS NOT THE CASE OUT WEST. A COMPLEX UPPER LOW OVER
KAMCHATKA WILL CONTINUE TO SPAWN TRIPLE POINT LOWS THROUGHOUT THE
WEEK. EXPECT WAVES OF RAIN FIRST IN THE WEST THEN SPREADING EAST
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PATTERN REMAINS UP IN THE AIR AS OUR CURRENT SETUP
BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN IN THE SHORT TERM. LOOK FOR A VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW IN THE BERING THAT EVENTUALLY MERGES WITH A SOUTHWARD DROPPING
ARCTIC LOW.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131
         HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135
MARINE...STORM 130 132 150 175 176 185
         GALE 120 121 125 129 138 140 141 170 172 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 160 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL NOV 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.