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Gale Warning 594, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 21, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 25, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

946 
FZAK52 PAFC 212349
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 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 AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 977 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB 220 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW 360 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 180 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING
W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. WEST OF ATKA...N WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
785 
FZAK52 PAFC 221149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 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 AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
TONIGHT AT 989 MB AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. A 996 MB LOW 240 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM EAST OF SHEMYA AT 991 MB SUN
MORNING AND THEN TO 150 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 986 MB SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-230300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-230300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-230300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-230300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-230300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-230300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
909 
FZAK52 PAFC 222254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 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 AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO NEAR KODIAK
TONIGHT AT 990 MB AND THEN MOVE OFF TO THE EAST. A 995 MB LOW NEAR
ATTU WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT 990 MB SUN MORNING AND
THEN TO 200 NM EAST OF ADAK AT 987 MB MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-231500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-231500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-231500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-231500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-231500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-231500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT SEP 22 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
024 
FZAK52 PAFC 231149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 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 AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 992 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF KISKA ISLAND STRENGTHENS TO 985 MB 175 NM
NORTH OF ADAK TONIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 40 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MON
NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING STRENGTH. A 997 MB LOW 205 NM SOUTH OF ADAK
MOVES TO NEAR UNIMAK PASS WHILE STREGTHENING TO 990 MB LATE MON
MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 989 MB LOW FORMS 90 NM EAST OF SAND
POINT MON EVENING AND MOVES TO 65 NM WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WHILE
STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB LATE MON NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ150-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-240300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-240300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-240300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-240300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-240300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-240300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-240300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-240300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 15 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-240300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
822 
FZAK52 PAFC 240000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 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 AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985
MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO
983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN
ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
247 
FZAK52 PAFC 240425 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

UPDATED 175 172

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

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

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985
MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO
983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN
ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINSHING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
141 
FZAK52 PAFC 240622 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1020 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

CORRECTED 175 

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 AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY STRENGTHEN TO 985
MB 220 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON. A NEW 987 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON AND STRENGTHEN TO
983 MB 115 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE MON NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN
ABSORB THE FIRST LOW AND STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 140 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR TUE AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO
9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
815 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
1020 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN SEP 23 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
424 
FZAK52 PAFC 241158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 986 MB LOW 175 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO NEAR FALSE PASS AT 987
MB MON NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 993 MB LOW DEVELOPS 200 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT MIDDAY MON STRENGTHENS TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM
NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE MORNING...THEN STRENGTHENS TO 977 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 70 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 959 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 270 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 20 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
SHEMYA W...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
125 
FZAK52 PAFC 242354
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 230 MB NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AT SAME
STRENGTH THIS EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 70 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AND
ABSORB THE FIRST LOW. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
TUE EVENING AND ABSORB THE SECOND LOW AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB
230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF COLD BAY...S
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND
W...SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT... E OF AMCHITKA PASS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF
AMCHITKA PASS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
781 
FZAK52 PAFC 250023 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
420 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

CORRECTION TO SYNOPSIS

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

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

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 230 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK WILL DRIFT EASTWARD AT SAME
STRENGTH THIS EVENING. A 990 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 978 MB 70 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON AND
ABSORB THE FIRST LOW. A 974 MB LOW WILL FORM 430 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK
TUE EVENING AND ABSORB THE SECOND LOW AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 956 MB
230 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT BY THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF COLD BAY...S
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND
W...SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT... E OF AMCHITKA PASS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. W OF
AMCHITKA PASS...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
329 
FZAK52 PAFC 251156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT WESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN TO 975
MB 30 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE EVENING...THEN DRIFT TO 150 NM SOUTH
OF FALSE PASS WED MORNING AT 977 MB. A 975 MB LOW MOVES TO 360 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUESDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFIES TO 958 MB 60 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK THU MORNING...ABSORBING THE FIRST LOW.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY EARLY MORNING. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 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 Sep 21, 5:25 AM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 5:25 AM AKDT, 10 hours 35 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
525 AM AKDT FRI SEP 21 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL PATTERN CONTINUES AS A LONGWAVE TROUGH
EXTENDS THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND INTO THE NORTHERN PACIFIC...WITH A
STRONG RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA. MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
REMAINS IN DEEP LAYER SOUTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN THESE TWO FEATURES AS
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL OBSERVED
OVERNIGHT ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND INTO ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT-SU VALLEY HAS GIVEN WAY TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS DRIER AIR
TEMPORARILY WORKS INTO THE AREA BEHIND A SHORTWAVE THAT IS NOW
LIFTING INTO THE INTERIOR. RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ELSEWHERE...A LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED NEAR 45N
160W CONTINUES TO PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. GFS AND ECMWF
SOLUTIONS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH THE
NAM DIFFERING SLIGHTLY. GENERAL CONSENSUS IS FOR THE LARGE NORTHERN
PACIFIC LOW TO MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA IN THE
VICINITY KODIAK ISLAND BY SUNDAY MORNING...WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE NAM SOLUTION IS AN OUTLIER IN THAT IT MOVES
THE SURFACE LOW NORTHWARD A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE OTHER MODELS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK WILL SEE A TEMPORARY BREAK FROM PRECIPITATION
AND PERHAPS EVEN A LITTLE SUNSHINE TODAY AS TRANSITORY UPPER LEVEL
RIDGING MOVES THROUGH IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING
SHORTWAVE...ALTHOUGH RAIN WILL PERSIST ALONG THE GULF COAST IN
CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW. RAIN WILL ONCE AGAIN OVERSPREAD THE REST OF
THE AREA TONIGHT AND THIS WEEKEND AS THE LARGE UPPER LOW OVER THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS IN
ADVANCE OF THE LOW.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BE PRECIPITATION FREE TODAY AS
THE RIDGE MOVES THROUGH...WITH RAIN MOVING BACK IN TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES FROM
THE SOUTH.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
A RELATIVELY BENIGN PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS THROUGH FRIDAY. RAIN WILL RETURN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE
CHAIN ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING OFF OF
THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA TRAVERSES THE SOUTHERN BERING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A PATTERN CHANGE MAY BE IN STORE FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK AS THE BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT HAS BEEN
DOMINATING THE BERING SEA SHIFTS EASTWARD OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA...WHICH WOULD LIKELY KEEP SOUTHERN ALASKA COOL AND WET INTO
THE EXTENDED TERM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...FLOOD WARNING 111 121 125 131 135 145
         FLOOD ADVISORY 101 141
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120
         GALE WARNING 125 130 132 140 155 160 170 175 176 180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

CB SEP 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 days
Sep 21, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC40 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Sep 22, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Sep 22, 7:14 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC13 hr
Sep 22, 11:37 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC4 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.