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Gale Warning 767, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 16, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 51 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 18, 2012, 6:45 AM AKST
In force
51 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

244 
FZAK52 PAFC 161210
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

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

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 500 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA
AND WEAKEN SATURDAY MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING
SEA WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND WEAKEN BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. WEST OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WEST OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF
PORT MOLLER IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS
OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 45 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$
8 follow-up statements
732 
FZAK52 PAFC 170016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN 
AND EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN 
THE GULF. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA 
AND THE EASTERN BERING.
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25
KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING...
THEN BECOMING W 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM
915 
FZAK52 PAFC 170039 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

CORRECTION TO ZONES 160 AND 185

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN 
AND EASTERN BERING TONIGHT AND SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SAT NIGHT AND SUN WHILE A LOW DEEPENS IN 
THE GULF. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA 
AND THE EASTERN BERING.
$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25
KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE THIS EVENING...
THEN BECOMING W 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

JM
317 
FZAK52 PAFC 171255
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING
SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT WHILE A LOW
DEEPENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND BECOMING 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
191 
FZAK52 PAFC 171605 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

UPDATED ZONES 160 165 179

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

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

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

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL REMAIN STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING
SAT NIGHT AND MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN NIGHT WHILE A LOW
DEEPENS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 
W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
700 AM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
627 
FZAK52 PAFC 180021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH SUN WHILE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF 
ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN THROUGH MON. A STRONG FRONT WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF
160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JM
590 
FZAK52 PAFC 180340 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS
THROUGH SUN WHILE LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF OF 
ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN
BERING AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN THROUGH MON. A STRONG FRONT WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT AND MON.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF
160W...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
640 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT NOV 17 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

JM
550 
FZAK52 PAFC 181248
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

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

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

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH LATE MON
NIGHT WHILE A LARGE LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN NIGHT AND
WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 35
KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND
35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30
KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30KT INCREASING TO 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 14
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING
EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
977 
FZAK52 PAFC 181544 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

UPDATED ZONES 150 155 160 170 171 172

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.

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

HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH LATE MON
NIGHT WHILE A LARGE LOW REMAINS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. A STRONG
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE SUN NIGHT AND
WEAKEN OVER THE WESTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 70 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG 
THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES 
DIMINISHING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING 
SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS 
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 
20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W OF 160W...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND
35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W OF 160W...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF 160W...N WIND 30
KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
645 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT 
BECOMING EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Nov 15, 4:01 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC15 hr
Nov 15, 4:30 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 days
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 16, 6:50 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC21 hr

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