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Gale Warning 945, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 5, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
11 follow-up statements
642 FZAK52 PAFC 021254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 989 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL REMAINS STATIONARY AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB SAT NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY. $$ 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. $$
163 FZAK52 PAFC 030622 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 UPDATED ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 965 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
494 FZAK52 PAFC 030623 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 UPDATED ZONE 172 179 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 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 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 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 65 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. $$
459 FZAK52 PAFC 030859 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1159 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 UPDATED ZONES 170 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- 400 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE SOUTHWEST AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 984 MB LOW NEAR 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE NEAR ST MATTHEW ISLAND AT 965 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NEAR THE BERING STRAIT AT 972 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ 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. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 1159 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1159 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 925 PM AKST FRI DEC 2 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
349 FZAK52 PAFC 031252 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW NEAR 55N 174W INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 59N 175W AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 40 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 65 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 60 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
227 FZAK52 PAFC 031957 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1055 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 CORRECTION TO THE SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ATKA INTENSIFIES TO 960 MB THIS AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SUN EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 40 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 65 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 60 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 65 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
475 FZAK52 PAFC 040019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 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. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND WEAKENS TO 972 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW 490 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUNDAY NIGHT 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 966 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 160W...SE WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 45 KT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AND S 30 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND EAST. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SE WINDS INCREASING TO 45 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 60 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
825 FZAK52 PAFC 041241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW NEAR SAVOONGA WILL MOVE TO THE BERING STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON THEN INLAND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA TONIGHT. A 967 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA BY LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 61N. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
502 FZAK52 PAFC 042348 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW OVER THE BERING STRAIT MOVES NORTHEAST AND WEAKENS. A 965 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT MOVES NEAR THE RAT ISLANDS AT 970 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 978 MB LOW FORMS 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EARLY EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. IN THE AFTERNOON...WINDS BECOMING S 35 KT WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AND S 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT EARLY EVENING NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 50 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EARLY EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W 20 KT NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN DEC 4 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
861 FZAK52 PAFC 051209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 430 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTH OF ADAK AT 976 MB BY LATE TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM NORTH OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 70 NM SOUTH OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE TUE NIGHT WHILST DEEPENING TO 967 MB. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N. .TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA E...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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 Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 1 2011 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE BIG PICTURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS HAS A RIDGE OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THAT FLATTENS AS IT EXTENDS TO THE ALCAN BORDER. A LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS OUT OF THE ARCTIC AND OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. IN BETWEEN THESE FEATURES A SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED JET STREAM FLOWS OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THIS OVERALL PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY AS THE WEEKEND APPROACHES WITH THE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THE RIDGE PUSHING NORTHWARD. THE RESULT WILL BE FOR THE JET STREAM TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND BECOME ORIENTED SOUTH TO NORTH OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE. THIS PATTERN IS THE ONE THAT BRINGS WARM WEATHER AND CHINOOK WINDS TO THE STATE. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS RANGE FROM DIFFERING ON SOME IMPORTANT DETAILS IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FORECAST ARE TO BEING A BIT OF A MESS IN THE BERING SEA. THE BIG ISSUE IN THE BERING SEA WILL BE WITH THE LOW THAT DEVELOPS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY. THE GFS, NAM, AND ECMF ALL HAVE THIS SYSTEM DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING BUT THE STORM TRACK AND INTENSITY IS VERY DIFFERENT ON ALL THREE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS SHOWED VERY POOR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE 00Z AND 12Z MODEL RUNS. THE 12Z NAM HAS BEEN A BIT OF A MIDDLE GROUND AND LOOKS REASONABLE. THE 18Z NAM RUN SHOWS A SOLUTION CLOSE TO THE FASTER ONE USED BY THE 12Z GFS SO THE HOPE IS THESE MODELS HAVE BEGUN TO LOCK ON TO A GOOD SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...PRECIPITATION FROM A DECAYING FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL LEAVE SOME RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND BRING SOME MORE SNOW INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. WHILE SOUTH CENTRAL HAS BEEN TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF THE RAIN SNOW LINE FOR THE LAST DAY THERE HAS BEEN ENOUGH COLD ADVECTION SINCE THIS MORNING TO KEEP PRECIPITATION AS SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW LOOKS MUCH LESS THAN IT DID WHEN LOOKING AT THAT TIME FRAME YESTERDAY. ONE OF THE MAIN FEATURES IS TO HAVE COLD NORTHERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE THAT KEEP IT BELOW FREEZING AS WARMER AIR ALOFT STREAMS OVER THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. SURFACE WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN MOSTLY FROM THE SOUTH WHICH WILL KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING. THEREFORE IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW FOR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH THE NEXT SHOT OF FREEZING RAIN BEING FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BIG WARM UP AND MELTDOWN IN SOUTHERN ALASKA ON SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE RIGHT ON COURSE. EXPECT STRONG SOUTH TO EAST WINDS AND RAIN SATURDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST...ALSO ON COURSE IS THE BIG COOL DOWN BEGINNING SUNDAY. FOR AS WARM AS SATURDAY LOOKS A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN QUICKLY FROM THE WEST AND MAKE TO TO THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGE BY SATURDAY NIGHT. IT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL SUNDAY AND COOL THINGS DOWN AGAIN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138 150 155 160 170 172 175 176 179 180 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. DEC 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 5:04 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 2, 5:04 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 2, 6:54 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 hr |
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