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Small Craft Advisory 947, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 28, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Dec 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2011, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 31, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

675 
FZAK52 PAFC 281156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

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

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

A 994 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE 
TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1009 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
085 
FZAK52 PAFC 281841 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

UPDATED ZONE 150

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

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

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

A 994 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. A 1013 MB LOW 450 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU MORNING WILL MOVE 
TO 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1009 MB BY LATE THU
NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
940 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
160 
FZAK52 PAFC 282359
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

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

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1011 MB LOW 425 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON WILL MOVE 
TO 245 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 1005 MB. 
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
925 
FZAK52 PAFC 291204
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

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

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

A 1013 MB LOW 440 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB. 

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
516 
FZAK52 PAFC 291526 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
625 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

UPDATED ZONE 150

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

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

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

A 1013 MB LOW 440 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1001 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
625 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
225 
FZAK52 PAFC 300033
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

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

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1012 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW WILL 85 NM
NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...WINDS
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
MAINLY WEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
590 
FZAK52 PAFC 300145 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
445 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS AND 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.

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1012 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM WEST OF
SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON AT 1002 MB. ANOTHER 1012 MB LOW WILL FORM 85
NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES 
TO 130 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...WINDS
BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
MAINLY WEST OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 20 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 29 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$
867 
FZAK52 PAFC 301152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

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

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1008 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF CAPE NEWENHAM BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
972 
FZAK52 PAFC 301534 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
630 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

UPDATED ZONES 155 165 175 180

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.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1008 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF CAPE NEWENHAM BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND STRENGTHEN TO 994 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
630 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
630 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
630 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
630 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
436 
FZAK52 PAFC 310048
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

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

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 380 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE ON SUN. A 1000 MB LOW 
WILL FROM 95 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE NEAR 
PORT HEIDEN SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO
7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
300 
FZAK52 PAFC 311156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

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

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1000 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF
CAPE NEWENHAM AT 995 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
SUN NIGHT. A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 260 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN
AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NE WIND
20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 25 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 31 2011

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 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 Dec 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 15 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 12:20 PM AKST, 15 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKST TUE DEC 27 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED
OVER ALASKA AND THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE UPPER JET AND STORM TRACK
IS PRIMARILY SOUTH OF THE ALASKA REGION...ALTHOUGH THE JET DOES
CURVE NORTHEASTWARD AS IT REACHES THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO GUIDE STORMS TOWARD SOUTHEAST ALASKA. THE COLD CORE
UPPER LOW WHICH HAS BEEN MEANDERING AROUND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THE
PAST COUPLE DAYS IS MAKING ITS WAY NORTHWARD ALONG THE ALASKA
RANGE/SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR LED BY A SHARP SHORT-WAVE TROUGH.
A MODERATELY INTENSE BAND OF SNOW AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH MOVED THROUGH
ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY THIS MORNING BRINGING AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.
AREAS OF LIGHTER SNOW CONTINUE BEHIND THE TROUGH WITH WEAK LIFT
SUPPLIED BY THE UPPER LOW. ARCTIC AIR IS FLOWING OVER THE RELATIVELY
WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF ALASKA PRODUCING FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE LOW
LEVEL INSTABILITY. A STEADY STREAM OF SNOW SHOWERS IS MOVING ONSHORE
ACROSS EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AS WELL AS ALONG KACHEMAK BAY.
WEST OF THE UPPER CENTER IS CHARACTERIZED BY GENERALLY WEAK UPPER
FEATURES AND BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION AND
INSTABILITY. THUS...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
DOMINATE THE BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE ALL IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC
SCALE FEATURES. THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES ON THE MESOSCALE BUT
THESE ARE ALL WEAK FEATURES THAT HAVE MINIMAL AFFECT ON THE
RESULTANT FORECAST. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO
CURRENT FORECAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPPER LOW WILL EXIT TO INTERIOR ALASKA TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...CYCLONIC UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.
A DISTINCT SHORT-WAVE TROUGH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW WILL
SLOWLY ROTATE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL MAINTAIN AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION. AREAS OF MORE INTENSE INTENSE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE GULF AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND DUE TO GREATER INSTABILITY.
AS A STRONG LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TRACKS TO SOUTHEAST
ALASKA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN BACK
UP ALONG THE GULF COAST AND STRONG GAP WINDS WILL RESUME. THIS WILL
ONCE AGAIN PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SNOWFALL WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT IN THAT AREA SO THINK REALLY LOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE
ISOLATED. AS WE HEAD TO THE END OF THE WEAK SOUTHCENTRAL WILL SETTLE
UNDER A BROAD TROUGH WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN MAINLY DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS
INLAND WITH AREAS OF SNOW OR SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS UPPER LOW MOVES TO INTERIOR ALASKA A FEW WEAK
WAVES WILL ROTATE SOUTHWARD BEHIND IT. THE MAIN IMPACT WILL TO
REINFORCE THE ARCTIC AIR. OTHER THAN THAT LOOK FOR A CONTINUATION
OF CURRENT WEATHER WITH A FEW CLOUDS AND SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE COAST.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...VERY LITTLE WILL CHANGE THIS WEEK SO EXPECT
CONTINUES SNOW SHOWERS AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. A LOW WILL FORM
OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING MID WEEK AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING
AT THE END OF THE WEEK...BUT WILL REMAIN WEAK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG-WAVE PATTERN WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND WITH MODELS HINTING AT SOME CHANGES IN FLOW AS WE HEAD
INTO NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THERE IS POOR AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY
IN WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130 132 138 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB DEC 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 28, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Dec 28, 9:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.