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Small Craft Advisory 28, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 11, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 15, 2011, 3:30 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

757 
FZAK52 PAFC 111217
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR ATTU WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 176W. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE
ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
11 follow-up statements
600 
FZAK52 PAFC 111230 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 185

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

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

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR ATTU WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
TUESDAY NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF ATKA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 989 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY SAINT PAUL ISLAND
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT GEORGE
ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
136 
FZAK52 PAFC 120019
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON
NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.


$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
299 
FZAK52 PAFC 120029 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 176

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

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

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON
NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.


$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
371 
FZAK52 PAFC 120059 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 185

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

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

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MON
NIGHT AT 970 MB THEN TRACK TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LATE TUE. A
FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.


$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SE WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF 180...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$
408 
FZAK52 PAFC 121215
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 480 NM SOUTH OF 
SHEMYA AT 974 MB THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
913 
FZAK52 PAFC 130024
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SHIFTS SOUTH INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
119 
FZAK52 PAFC 130039 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

CORRECTION ZONES 170 179

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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SHIFTS SOUTH INTO THE NORTH
PACIFIC BY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 20 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
044 
FZAK52 PAFC 131201
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TONIGHT. A 1003 MB
LOW WILL DEVELOP 120 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
397 
FZAK52 PAFC 140042
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING
BETWEEN FRI MORNING AND SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.

.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF
177 WEST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$
016 
FZAK52 PAFC 141205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING BY SAT AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
790 
FZAK52 PAFC 150040
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 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.

PKZ199-151230-
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING BY SAT AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMS IN THE
EASTERN BERING BY SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151230-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151230-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151230-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151230-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-151230-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.

$$

PKZ171-151230-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151230-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE.

$$

PKZ175-151230-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151230-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151230-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 10, 12:40 PM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 12:40 PM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1240 PM AKST MON JAN 10 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...VERY STRONG UPPER RIDGE IS NOW CENTERED
OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE FIRST (OF WHAT
WILL BE A SERIES OF UPPER SHORT-WAVES TO MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA THE NEXT FEW DAYS) DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTHERN
YUKON AND NORTHEAST CORNER OF ALASKA. ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY
THIS SHORT-WAVE AND LEAD TO A CHANGE IN WEATHER ACROSS ALASKA.
RIGHT NOW CONDITIONS REMAIN CALM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND
GULF WITH JUST A FEW ISOLATED AREAS OF FOG UNDERNEATH SOME VERY
STEEP SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS. MOST OF ANCHORAGE CLEARED OUT
AGAIN THIS MORNING...BUT AS WAS THE CASE YESTERDAY EXPECT AREAS
OF FOG TO RE-FORM AND REMAIN IN THE VICINITY UNTIL THE COLDER AIR
AND WINDS ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT.

THE STRENGTHENING RIDGE HAS PUSHED THE SOUTHERLY JET OVER THE
BERING SEA WESTWARD. IT NOW EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL
PACIFIC WEST-NORTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND ON UP
TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS PRETTY MUCH IN THE AREA RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE
UPPER JET. IR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING
TOWARD CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. IT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAKENING...BUT
WILL STILL TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM ATKA TO DUTCH
HARBOR AS IT TRACKS TOWARD ADAK. A MORE SIGNIFICANT LOW IS
DEVELOPING TO THE SOUTHWEST WITH SUPPORT FROM A STRONG WESTERLY
JET AND ARCTIC AIR FEEDING INTO THE SYSTEM. THIS LOW IS TRACKING
NORTHEASTWARD BUT WILL SOON BEGIN TO CURVE NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS IT ROUNDS THE UPPER
TROUGH AXIS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SOLID STORM FORCE WINDS
NORTH AND EAST OF THE TRACK FROM THE VICINITY OF ADAK AND UP
ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC
SCALE FEATURES AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS ABOVE NORMAL. THERE ARE
SOME DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OF SYSTEMS ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS. PLAN TO STICK WITH THE GFS WHICH HAS BEEN PERFORMING
BEST AS OF LATE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL...UPPER SHORT-WAVE OVER THE YUKON WILL CROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY MORNING WITH
ARCTIC AIR ADVECTING IN BEHIND IT. MEANWHILE THE SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS PRESSURE RISES OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND
FALL OVER THE GULF. THE COLD AIR ADVECTION COMBINED WITH TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL KICK UP WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...ESPECIALLY
FOR CHANNELED AREAS SUCH AS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND VALDEZ/THOMPSON
PASS. ANY REMAINING FOG WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS THE WINDS ARRIVE.
ANOTHER UPPER WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
BRINGING ANOTHER SURGE OF EVEN COLDER AIR WHICH MEANS WINDS WILL
BE STRONGER. PLAN TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE VALDEZ ZONE
WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO
ISSUE A WATCH AT THIS TIME...BUT WILL ALSO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE
ON WARNING LEVEL WIND POTENTIAL IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. A MUCH
STRONGER SHORT-WAVE LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY.
HOWEVER...THERE WON'T MUCH ADDITIONAL COLD ADVECTION WITH THAT
ONE...SO IMPACT ON WINDS LIKELY WON'T BE THAT SIGNIFICANT. IN
ADDITION TO ALL THE WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY FALL AS
WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVES WILL PASS MOSTLY TO
THE EAST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WON'T BE NEARLY AS TIGHT AS OVER SOUTHCENTRAL.
THERE WILL STILL BE SOME COLD AIR ADVECTION WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA.
THE SHORT-WAVE ON THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE IT WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA SO MAY SEE SOME STRONGER COLD AIR ADVECTION AND WIND AT
THAT POINT.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE UPPER RIDGE WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS PUSHING THE STORM TRACK OFF TO THE SOUTH AND WEST.
THERE WILL BE TWO MORE LOWS WHICH WILL AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA...ONE POWERFUL STORM PASSING BY TONIGHT AND THEN A
WEAKER STORM PASSING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY. AFTER THAT
CONDITIONS WILL CALM DOWN A BIT FOR AT LEAST THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC WILL GRADUALLY
WEAKEN LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS POOR MODEL
RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IN THIS TIME FRAME WITH HANDLING OF ENERGY
MOVING UNDERNEATH THIS RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND/GULF
OVER TO THE BERING SEA. CHANCES ARE THOUGH THAT MOSTLY DRY AND
COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH ZONE 131.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...127 170 172 175.
         GALE WARNING...120 121 126 128 130 132 138 140 150 155
                        171 176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB JAN 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 10, 4:02 PM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC13 hr
Jan 10, 9:27 PM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC15 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 11, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Jan 11, 5:12 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC43 hr
Jan 11, 11:58 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC4 hr

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