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Gale Warning 194, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 15, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 15, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 18, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 3 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

162 
FZAK52 PAFC 151202
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 962 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES INTO 
EASTERN BRISTOL BAY THU NIGHT AT 991 MB. A 987 MB LOW NEAR 200 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED NIGHT
AND DISSIPATE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA
THU NIGHT AT 966 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 
11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW 
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

7 follow-up statements

112 
FZAK52 PAFC 160001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW NEAR UMNAK ISLAND MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON
AT 987 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW 75 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT THU MORNING MOVES 75 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT
HEIDEN THU EVENING AT 987 MB AND DISSIPATES. A 970 MB LOW 300 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ATTU THU AFTERNOON MOVES NEAR KISKA FRI AFTERNOON AT 970
MB. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
EAST. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35
KT...SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING 
W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

982 
FZAK52 PAFC 161207
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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.

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 980 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND FRI
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A DEVELOPING WESTERN PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE
NEAR KISKA THU NIGHT AT 964 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB FRI NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP
NEAR COLD BAY FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

673 
FZAK52 PAFC 170039
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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.

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 985 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES NEAR MEKORYUK
FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC FRONT CROSSES THE
ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT AND DISSIPATES ACROSS THE BERING ON FRI.A LOW
DEVELOPS ALONG THIS FRONT AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF KISKA AT
968 MB LATE TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS TO 978 MB SAT AFTERNOON 160 NM
NORTH OF ADAK. A 988 MB LOW FORMS NEAR SAND POINT LATE FRI NIGHT AND
MOVES INLAND NEAR BRISTOL BAY SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR COLD BAY. SEAS 8
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.

.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 16 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

232 
FZAK52 PAFC 171258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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.

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 MB LOW NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WILL DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A FRONT
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL ADVANCE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS ON FRI AND WEAKEN. A 971 MB LOW 220 NM SW OF SHEMYA
WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SE OF SHEMYA AT 976 MB LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN
MOVE TO 300 NM NE OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SUNDAY.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING
TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

593 
FZAK52 PAFC 180024
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF
ADAK AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W THIS
EVENING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE
THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  W OF
SHEMYA...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

JAM

203 
FZAK52 PAFC 180630 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
930 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 170 NM NORTHWEST OF
ADAK AT 978 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW NEAR 55N 164W THIS
EVENING MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SATURDAY. A DEVELOPING LOW OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY EVENING. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EARLY
EVENING. WIND BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE
THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
23 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  W OF
SHEMYA...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
930 PM AKST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

JAM

054 
FZAK52 PAFC 181252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

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

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

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 160 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT
974 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATES SUN EVENING. A 963 MB LOW MOVES
FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO 380 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON
AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY AND STRENGTHENS TO 957 MB
LATE SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 18 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 14, 5:40 PM AKST, 10 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 5:40 PM AKST, 10 hours 20 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
540 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012

UPDATED SOUTHCENTRAL/SOUTHWEST AND WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY...
HAVE ISSUED BLIZZARD WATCHES WITH AFTERNOON PACKAGE FOR PORTAGE
VALLEY/TURNAGAIN ARM AND THOMPSON PASS REGIONS. MARGINALLY COLD
TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH STRENGTHENING WINDS AHEAD OF THE GULF FRONT
MAY BRING A PERIOD OF POOR VISIBILITY FROM BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING.

ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...HAVE ISSUED WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
FOR BLOWING SNOW FOR ALONG COASTAL AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM IN BRISTOL BAY. CONDITIONS LOOK TO
IMPROVE MID DAY WEDNESDAY AS WINDS WEAKEN AND ALLOW THE BLOWING SNOW
THREAT TO DIMINISH.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM AND GFS AS WELL AS EC IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT
ON SOLUTION FOR THE FIRST 42 HOURS BUT THEN THERE IS MAJOR
DIVERGENCE. ALL MODELS KEEP THE ALEUTIAN STORM CENTERED OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN SLOWLY MOVE IT TO THE NORTHWEST ON
THU...THE NAM IS A BIT DEEPER THAN THE OTHER TWO MODELS BUT NOT THAT
MUCH. THE SOLUTIONS DIVERGE WITH THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW THAT
MOVES INTO THE GULF THU NIGHT. THE EC SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER OF THE
GROUP WITH A WASHED OUT LOW.  THE GENERAL IDEA IS A 980 MB SOMETHING
LOW STRADDLING 150W WHICH MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON.
MAIN IMPACT AT CURRENT TIME IS FOR THE MARINE WINDS AND KODIAK
ISLAND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL
MON NIGHT HAS MOVED OFF INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR WITH MAINLY SUNNY
SKIES THIS AFTERNOON OVER MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. NEXT MAJOR SYSTEM
ALREADY IMPACTING CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH TO THE AK PEN. LOOKS AS
WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE DURATION OF THE
EVENT. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN PARKING THIS SYSTEM OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY AND WED BEFORE IT MOVES TO THE NORTHWEST ON
THU. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING OVER PRIBILOFS THIS
AFTERNOON AND ONSHORE IN THE SOUTHWEST LATER TUE AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...CLOUDY WITH RAIN OR SNOW FROM CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
EASTWARD. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS OVER SAME REGION. LITTLE ACTIVITY
IN THE WESTERN AL AND BERING UNTIL THU AFTERNOON WHEN A FRONT MOVES
IN FROM THE NO. PAC.

SOUTHWEST...FRONT SHOULD BE MOVING ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON STARTING IN
BRISTOL BAY.  LOOKS AS MOST PRECIP SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW BUT
SOME MIXED SNOW AND RAIN CERTAINLY POSSIBLE NEAR THE COAST. GFS
INDICATING FONT LINGERS THROUGH MOST OF WED. SOME CLEARING WED NIGHT
AND THU.

SOUTHCENTRAL...GENERALLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FRONT
MOVING INTO COOK INLET THIS EVENING AND ONSHORE NEAR CORDOVA DURING
THE NIGHT. LOOKING FOR SNOW TURNING TO RAIN BY WED MORNING ALONG THE
COAST WITH SNOW INLAND.  KODIAK RAINY THROUGH WED PM WITH A SHORT
BREAK WED NIGHT BEFORE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME LATE THU
MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...WITH THE MODEL UNCERTAINTY IT IS DIFFICULT TO
BE VERY PRECISE. THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC UPPER LEVEL FLOW ALONG 50N IS
FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST. THE LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AL
THU LINGERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT. CURRENT GFS RUN
SHOWS LITTLE ACTIVITY IN THE GULF OR EASTERN BERING UNTIL LATER ON
SUN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...195
         BLIZZARD WATCH...125 131
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...155 161
MARINE...STORM...130 172
         GALE...120 132 138 150 155 160 165 170 171 175 179 180 351
                352 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...NONE
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JMP/JAM FEB 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 14, 4:01 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	13 hr
Feb 14, 4:12 PM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	20 hr
Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	56 hr
Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	20 hr
Feb 14, 10:46 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	17 hr
Feb 14, 11:15 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	17 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr

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