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Gale Warning 905, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 27, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

073 
FZAK52 PAFC 280005
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

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

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

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

A 982 MB LOW 310 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST 
OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON AT 988 MB AND THEN BE ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING
PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL
DEEPEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF
DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
12 follow-up statements
654 
FZAK52 PAFC 281152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

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

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

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

A 983 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 65 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON
EVENING AT 987 MB AND THEN IS ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW
MON NIGHT. A 989 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA DEEPENS TO 973 MB AS
IT MOVES TO 265 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE MON NIGHT...THEN
WEAKENS TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES 90 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM LATE TUE
NIGHT. A 981 MB LOW FORMS 140 NM WEST OF ATTU ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
621 
FZAK52 PAFC 290025
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

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

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

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL BE ABSORBED BY A MUCH
STRONGER PACIFIC LOW MON NIGHT. A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA
WILL MOVE TO 70 NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON WITH
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. THIS LOW WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS 
IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR TOGIAK WED MORNING. A FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS ON WED.

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT W OF PORT MOLLER IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...S 40
KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT
INCREASING TO 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
268 
FZAK52 PAFC 291203
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

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

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

A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 
150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT 
OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
710 
FZAK52 PAFC 291548 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

UPDATED ZONES 170 AND 171

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

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

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

A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 
150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT 
OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
BY NOON. WIND THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
028 
FZAK52 PAFC 291908 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1008 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 160

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

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

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

A 971 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES ONSHORE NEAR
TOGIAK WED AFTERNOON AT 986 MB. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING AND ALEUTIANS ON WED. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT 
150 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
9 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...S WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT 
OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
645 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT 
BY NOON. WIND THEN BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 
15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
796 
FZAK52 PAFC 300030
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

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

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW OVER UNALASKA MOVES TO 80 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT
988 MB WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR TOGIAK
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 170 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON MOVES TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 990 MB THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY LATE EVENING.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY LATE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
735 
FZAK52 PAFC 301307
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

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

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 MB LOW 110 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 990 MB AND MOVES
INLAND NEAR TOGIAK BY THIS AFTERNOON. A KAMCHATKA LOW INTENSIFIES TO
975 MB WED EVENING 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS TO 984
MB THU NIGHT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING REACHES BRISTOL BAY THU MORNING AND
THEN MOVES INLAND.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21
FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.   

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND N. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
910 
FZAK52 PAFC 010016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

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

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 981 MB LOW 125 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 997 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 992 MB LOW
NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR HOOPER BAY AT 991 MB THU EVENING AND THEN
MOVE INLAND AND WEAKEN. A 982 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK FRI AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.THU...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E
30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 30 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
245 
FZAK52 PAFC 011238
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1007 MB FRI
AFTERNOON NEAR HOOPER BAY AND THEN MOVES INLAND. A 980 MB LOW NEAR
300 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 994 MB FRI MORNING 225 NM SOUTH OF
ATTU AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A 981 MB LOW FRI AFTERNOON 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN INTENSIFIES TO 973 MB FRI NIGHT NEAR
ADAK.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 45 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N
OF 61N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
933 
FZAK52 PAFC 020023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 335 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA
WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 976 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN TO
75 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 962 MB SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$
642 
FZAK52 PAFC 021254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 989 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL REMAINS STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA
INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF
HOOPER BAY.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
876 
FZAK52 PAFC 022340
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE
SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 110 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 965 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND
THEN MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND
35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 55 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 60 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 50 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 27, 11:20 AM AKST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 27, 11:20 AM AKST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1120 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS IN PLACE
ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC THIS MORNING WITH A NEARLY ZONAL UPPER
LEVEL JET. A LOW IS BOTTOMING OUT NEAR THE SOUTH TIP OF KODIAK
ISLAND AROUND 979 MB AND WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS INTO
THE GULF WHILE THE JET SUPPORT MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. THE FAST
UPPER FLOW MEANS THE LOW WILL BE QUICK TO TRACK ACROSS THE GULF
AND THE BULK OF WINDS AND PRECIP WITH THE LOW WILL BE FELT ALONG
THE COASTAL REGION. THE BULK OF WARMER AIR WITH THE SYSTEM WILL
ALSO HEAD EAST ACROSS THE GULF MEANING PRECIP-TYPE WILL REMAIN
PREDOMINANTLY SNOW ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL COAST.

A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IS NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE WESTERN
BERING SEA...IN THE ARCTIC AIR NORTH OF THE SUBTROPICAL JET. A
WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL DEVELOP RIGHT ALONG THE
JET TONIGHT WHICH WILL AMPLIFY THE UPPER LEVELS AND FORCE THE
BERING LOW SOUTHWARD WITH TIME.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...THE NAM IS BOUT 80 NAUTICAL MILES TOO FAR WEST
WITH THE 18Z POSITION OF THE LOW JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AND
IT CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER FOR THE ENTIRE MODEL RUN. THE
GFS/ECMWF/UKMET ALL SEEM TO BE VERIFYING WELL WITH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM AND SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MAJOR LOW MOVING TO BRISTOL
BAY LATE TUESDAY. THE RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH THIS SECOND LOW
IS ALSO GOOD SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS GROWING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...GULF LOW WILL TRACK TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF
TONIGHT AND MONDAY WITH FRONTAL SYSTEM REMAINING OFFSHORE. OFFSHORE
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE LOW PASSES BY WHICH MEAN SNOW
WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS TOWARD
CANADA ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. IT WILL BE WEAK AND QUICK TO MOVE
THROUGH...BUT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS JUST ENOUGH VERTICAL MOTION TO
PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW. ANY ACCUMULATION THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE VERY
MINOR (LESS THAN 1 INCH). A PATTERN CHANGE IS IN STORE FOR MID WEEK
AS A DEVELOPING PACIFIC STORM AMPLIFIES THE DOWNSTREAM PATTERN.
THIS IN TURN WILL CAUSE THE LOW TO TURN NORTHWARD TOWARD WESTERN
ALASKA SETTING UP A LONG FETCH OF SOUTHERLY FLOW...WHICH MEANS
TRANSPORT OF MOISTURE AND WARMER AIR FROM THE TROPICS. THIS SET-UP
IS FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL
AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THIS IS ALSO FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WINDS THROUGH
WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. ALTHOUGH
WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM IT APPEARS THE WARMEST AIR
WILL BE SHUNTED EASTWARD WITH THE TRIPLE POINT. THE INTENSITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO TEND TO FAVOR MAINTAINING SNOW. WITH THIS IN
MIND MAY ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON BLIZZARD POTENTIAL FOR PORTAGE
VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ON WEDNESDAY WHEN SNOW AND WINDS
FIRST ARRIVE. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE WATCHES BUT WILL RE-ISSUE
A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY REGION TONIGHT WITH MOISTURE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE
GULF LOW AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE MOVING THROUGH. THE KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY WILL ALSO LIKELY SEE SOME LIGHT SNOW AS THIS MOVES
THROUGH...BUT WITH LESS MOISTURE TO WORK EXPECT LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION. A STRONG LOW MOVING OUT OF THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL
BE THE NEXT SYSTEM TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST ALASKA. BASED ON THE CURRENT
EXPECTED TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE STRONG WINDS
ALONG THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES AND A POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS OVER WESTERN BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. MUCH
WARMER AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM...SO ANY SMALL CHANGE IN TRACK
WILL GREATLY AFFECT WHAT TYPE OF WEATHER IS OBSERVED. WILL CONTINUE
TO FINE TUNE THE FORECAST AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...LATEST MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT STRONGER AND
FURTHER WESTWARD WITH DEVELOPING PACIFIC SYSTEM. WITH ALL SOLUTIONS
HEADED THIS WAY WILL UPDATE WIND FORECAST TO REFLECT A TRACK CLOSER
TO DUTCH HARBOR ON TUESDAY AS WELL AS STRONGER WINDS THAN CURRENTLY
FORECAST. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA WEDNESDAY ANOTHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE ALEUTIANS. THE JET WILL QUICKLY PASS BY THIS
SECOND SYSTEM SO DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE AS POWERFUL AS THE FIRST
STORM.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...EXPECT NEW PATTERN TO BECOME EVEN MORE
AMPLIFIED AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH A STRONG
RIDGE CENTERED NEAR 140W LONGITUDE AND A TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA/NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC. THE STORM TRACK WILL BE FROM THE
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWARD TO WESTERN ALASKA. THIS MEANS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WARMER
AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE ARCTIC AIR WILL
PERSIST OVER THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS. IN
BETWEEN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE THE FOCUS OF A CLASH BETWEEN
TWO VERY DIFFERENT AIR MASSES...AND THESE WILL LIKELY FLUCTUATE
BACK AND FORTH AS SYSTEMS PASS THROUGH.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 138 140 155 170 171 172 175
                        176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...140 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB NOV 11

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 27, 12:24 PM AKST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-280600-

...MAJOR STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC ON
MONDAY AND TRACK TO WESTERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP
A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WHICH WILL CREATE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION INCLUDE THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGION AS WELL AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE
PRECIPITATION FIRST ARRIVES SOMETIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR AREAS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CHANGE THE SNOW OVER
TO RAIN. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS VALDEZ
(WHERE THE COLD AIR IS HARD TO SCOUR OUT) WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL
SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A VERY STRONG FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR
HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AS WELL AS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IF STRONG WINDS WERE TO COINCIDE WITH SNOWFALL.
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM. THE TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS OBSERVE THE MOST SEVERE
WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS IMPENDING STORM.

SEB NOV 11
Special weather statement, Nov 27, 2:23 PM AKST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1225 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011

AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-171-282000-

...MAJOR STORM LIKELY TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF
ALASKA TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

A STRONG STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC ON
MONDAY AND TRACK TO WESTERN ALASKA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL SET UP
A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
WHICH WILL CREATE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY PRECIPITATION.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO SEE HEAVY PRECIPITATION INCLUDE THE PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND REGION AS WELL AS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AS THE
PRECIPITATION FIRST ARRIVES SOMETIME TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR AREAS AT OR NEAR SEA LEVEL
IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ON WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL CHANGE THE SNOW OVER
TO RAIN. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS VALDEZ
(WHERE THE COLD AIR IS HARD TO SCOUR OUT) WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL
SNOW. AT THIS TIME THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO
BE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

A VERY STRONG FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO CREATE POTENTIAL FOR
HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GULF AS WELL AS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IF STRONG WINDS WERE TO COINCIDE WITH SNOWFALL.
THE MOST LIKELY LOCATION FOR THIS TO OCCUR IS PORTAGE VALLEY AND
EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM.

THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM
SYSTEM. THE TRACK WILL DETERMINE WHICH AREAS OBSERVE THE MOST SEVERE
WEATHER. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL
MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS IMPENDING STORM.

SEB NOV 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 27, 8:45 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Nov 28, 12:01 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Nov 28, 6:30 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC10 hr
Nov 28, 7:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC9 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.