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Gale Warning 873, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 17, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. 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
Nov 17, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 20, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
225 
FZAK52 PAFC 201234
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 977 MB LOW 135 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 982 MB
130 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN BERING SUN MORNING AND
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY MON EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...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...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N
WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
167 
FZAK52 PAFC 210009
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 984 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL DISSIPATE SUN EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING BY TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 17 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH HAS NOW
PUSHED OVER THE YUKON TERRITORIES WITH A WARMER UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST. THE NEXT UPPER
LEVEL LOW IS FAR TO THE WEST OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THIS UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN WILL HOLD FAST FOR THE NEXT DAY AND THEN THESE FEATURES
WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD THIS WEEKEND.

AT THE SURFACE THE LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE. A RIDGE FROM THIS HIGH EXTENDS OVER THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND THROUGH BRISTOL BAY AND THEN REACHES SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND. THE LOW IN THE EASTERN GULF THAT STARTED THE STRONG
WINDS HAS MOVED CLOSE TO VANCOUVER ISLAND BUT A TROUGH REMAINS
STRETCHING FROM THAT LOW TO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS HAS ALLOWED
GUSTY WINDS TO PERSIST IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST TODAY. THE LOW IMPACTING THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE FORECAST
AREA IS CENTERED NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA BUT THE FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH IT STRETCHES OVER THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN BERING SEA
AND STILL IS PACKING A PUNCH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN.
THE NAM IS A BIT TOO FAR SOUTH WITH THE NEXT LARGE BERING SEA LOW BUT
OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE NO REAL CONCERNS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...STRONG GAP WINDS PERSIST IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER
THE COURSE OF THE EVENING AND SHOULD BE MUCH LOWER COME MIDNIGHT.
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
CLOUDS ARE MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW
SHOULD REACH THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA COASTS. KODIAK WILL
BEGIN AS SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT BUT MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH RAIN TOMORROW
MORNING. WARM AIR ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION RAIN IN THOSE AREAS OVER THE NEXT DAY. THIS
SHOULD ALSO BE THE CASE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...ANOTHER COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TAKES UP
RESIDENCE IN THE NORTHERN INTERIOR OF THE STATE BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND. THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEK NEXT WEEK. THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF THE
GULF WILL GET A SHOT OF SNOW EARLY NEXT WEEK IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
LOW DEVELOPING IN THE GULF. THIS LOW LOOKS TO REMAIN IN THE GULF FOR
THE MAJORITY OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP INLAND AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA DRY.
FARTHER WEST ANOTHER MODERATE TO STRONG LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BERING SEA AND BRING A MIX OF RAIN SNOW AND WIND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 160 165 170 172 176 179.
         STORM 175 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 140 141.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NOV 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC14 days
Nov 17, 11:05 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC6 hr
Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 18, 5:06 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC28 hr
Nov 18, 5:11 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC5 days

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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.