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Gale Warning 207, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Feb 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Feb 23, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

320 
FZAK52 PAFC 211230
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 984 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO NEAR BETHEL LATE TONIGHT
AND WEAKEN TO 998 MB THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE BY TUE 
AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 580 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT WILL
MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AT 988 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  PATCHY
FOG.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

699 
FZAK52 PAFC 220011
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS
IT MOVES INLAND NEAR KIPNUK TONIGHT. A COMPLEX 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 50 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB.
$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT AMD SIM...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

240 
FZAK52 PAFC 220035 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

CORRECTED AREA 170

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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WEAKENS TO 995 MB AS
IT MOVES INLAND NEAR KIPNUK TONIGHT. A COMPLEX 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES TO 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 50 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON AT 985 MB.
$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 21 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

721 
FZAK52 PAFC 221205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ199-230300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX 987 MB PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED
AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF ADAK AT 996 MB THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-230300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-230300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT
BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-230300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT...GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

JAM

181 
FZAK52 PAFC 230027
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 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.

PKZ199-231500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INLAND THU NIGHT.
A LARGE COMPLEX 986 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO
100 NM EAST OF SHEMYA THU EVENING AT 1000 MB AND THEN WEAKEN FRI
MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-231500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...WEST OF UNALASKA...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FROM UNALASKA EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING
TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SEGUAM ISLAND WESTWARD...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. EAST OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT IN BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-231500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

957 
FZAK52 PAFC 231222
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ199-240300-
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A COMPLEX 986 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO NEAR
SHEMYA THU EVENING AT 995 MB...THEN DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 1011
MB LOW FORMS 60 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI MORNING THEN MOVES TO
120 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1008 MB FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DEVELOPING LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...
DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 
21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

JAM

771 
FZAK52 PAFC 240039
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A LARGE
964 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WEAKENS
TO 976 MB 200 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS EVENING. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF ATKA...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT BY FRI AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 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 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST MON FEB 20 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SENSIBLE WEATHER IS DOMINATED BY TWO MAIN FEATURES. IN THE EAST...A
970 MB LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND IS FILLING AS IT MOVES TOWARDS
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THE STRONGEST SURFACE WINDS HAVE PEAKED AROUND
50 KT FROM THE GULF TO SHELIKOF STRAIT AND ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT HAS TRACKED TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH SNOW AND
RAIN AND IS ALSO WEAKENING. THIS SLUG OF MOISTURE IS GENERALLY
CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN TO EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND...THOUGH SOME LIGHT SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS BRISTOL BAY
AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WITH AN INVERTED TROUGH AXIS EXTENDING BEHIND
THE LOW. ABUNDANT CLOUDINESS PERSISTS FROM THE MAT-SU VALLEY THROUGH
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA...BUT BRISK NORTHEAST
FLOW HAS KEPT THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE APPRECIABLY DRY AND RETARDED
PRECIPITATION FROM REACHING THE GROUND.

OUT WEST...A 980 MB LOW JUST WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IS DRIFTING
EAST AND FILLING. IN GENERAL...VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A
MODEST AMOUNT OF CU OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN
SUGGESTING AN UNSTABLE AND SHOWERY REGIME. ANOTHER PACIFIC LOW IS
DEPICTED AS WELL AROUND 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR ROTATING
EAST NORTHEAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
IN THE EAST...THE NAM CONTINUES TO BE AN OUTLIER SOLUTION. THE 12Z
RUN CONTINUED A TREND OF POOR RUN TO RUN INITIALIZATION WITH A
POSITION AND TRACK TOO FAR TO THE WEST. THE 18Z RUN CAME IN LINE A
BIT BETTER WITH THE OTHER MODELS...BUT STILL PREFER THE GFS/ECMWF
DEPICTION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS OF THE RESIDUAL SURFACE FEATURE
DRIFTING INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND CONTINUING TO WEAKEN.
ALOFT...THE ECMWF SEEMS TO BE KEYING IN ON A STRONGER SHORTWAVE
MOVING UP TOWARDS SOUTHCENTRAL AK EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WITH POSSIBLY
SOME LIGHT SNOW EVEN ACROSS INLAND AREAS. HOWEVER WITH THE
PRE-EXISTING AIRMASS AS DRY AS IT IS...AN EVEN STRONGER FEATURE WOULD
BE NEEDED TO GENERATE ANY STEADY PRECIPITATION. THE CHANCES FOR THIS
BEGIN TO LOOK BETTER BY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE FLOW
ALOFT BECOMES INCREASINGLY CYCLONIC WITH STRONGER SHORTWAVES...AND AS
A BIT MORE COLD ADVECTION BLEEDS EASTWARD. ALL OF THE MODELS
GENERALLY SUPPORT THIS TREND.

OUT WEST...MODELS DEPICT THE SURFACE LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS DRIFTING
EAST AND MOVING ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST ON TUESDAY. THE LOW
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL QUICKLY TRACK TO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF AND
AWAY FROM THE AOR. THUS THE NEXT FEATURE OF SUBSTANCE THEN BECOMES A
LOW THAT TRACKS TO AROUND 300 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBLE STORM FORCE INTENSITY FRONT PRECEDING IT.
MODELS HAVE DECENT GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AND WE HAVE
LARGELY LEANED ON THE GFS/NAM FOR THIS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON LOOKS TO BE FOCUSED
ALONG COASTAL AREAS...THOUGH EVEN THERE...INTENSITY WILL EBB AS THE
SUPPORTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEAKENS. FOR KODIAK ISLAND...BREEZY
WESTERLY FLOW TO PERSIST INTO TUE. HOWEVER WITH THIS BEING AN
OFF-SHORE WIND...EXPECT SOME SUNNY BREAKS. ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL...THE CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW INCREASES WITH TIME
CONCURRENT WITH MORE FAVORABLE UPPER-LVL DYNAMICS.

SOUTHWEST...
FRONTOGENETIC LIFT OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL WEAKEN OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT
SNOWS TAPERING OFF BY TUESDAY MORNING. MOISTURE FROM THE DISORGANIZED
SYSTEM NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS MOVES ASHORE THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUE
AFTERNOON...BUT LARGELY WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT FORCING...AND THUS
SHOULD SEE MAINLY JUST SHOWERS.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
SHOWERS ACROSS THE BERING/ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH A BIT ON TUESDAY AS
SUBSIDENCE FROM TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. HOT ON
IT'S HEELS WILL BE THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM. STEADY SNOW AND STRONG
GALES ADVANCE TO THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG WAVE PATTERN WILL AMPLIFY BY LATE WEEK. THE MID-WEEK WESTERN
ALEUTIAN SYSTEM SLOWLY CREEPS NORTHEASTWARD AS AN UPPER-LOW BEGINS
ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THAT REGION. MEANWHILE...A SHARP UPPER-LVL
RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. RESIDUAL MOISTURE
FROM THE BERING SYSTEM MAY BRUSH THE SW MAINLAND...BUT THE REMAINDER
OF SOUTHCENTRAL LOOKS TO DRY OUT A BIT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM...150 352
         GALE...132 155 351
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM FEB 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 20, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	4 days
Feb 21, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 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.