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Gale Warning 870, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 16, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 16, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

297 
FZAK52 PAFC 170017
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 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 SUN DEC 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 992
MB MON AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS
EVENING MOVES TO NEAR UNIMAK PASS AT 981 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE BERING SEA TUE.
$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS 
E...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NUNIVAK
ISLAND N...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
5 follow-up statements
907 
FZAK52 PAFC 171230
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 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 MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MOVES TO NORTON SOUND AT 990
MB THIS AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 80 NM
NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 978 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE BERING SEA TUESDAY.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FROM SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 30 KT
BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT PACIFIC SIDE...16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 21 FT.  BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
006 
FZAK52 PAFC 180020
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 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 MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 974 MB 80
NM EAST OF CHIGNIK LATE MON NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY TUE EVENING.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT AND
MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.
$$

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

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT 
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 24 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE 
COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 30 KT
INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DECREASING TO 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 
17 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
260 
FZAK52 PAFC 181238
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 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 TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 70 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

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

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 30 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND
25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12
FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
102 
FZAK52 PAFC 181638 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
740 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

UPDATED 150 179

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.

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR 70 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING
WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
740 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
24 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25...EXCEPT 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 30 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND
25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12
FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
740 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
818 
FZAK52 PAFC 190023
CWFALU

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

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU
MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE
WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 60 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 21 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-191500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE
EVENING. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY E
OF UNALASKA. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-191500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT
BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO
35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 Dec 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN DEC 16 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODEL SYNOPTIC INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE AS WELL AS FORECAST
TRENDS. AFTERNOON FORECAST PRODUCTS WILL BE BASED IN PART ON THE GFS
AND ECMWF MODELS...EXCEPT THE NAM WHICH WILL BE USED TO HANDLE
OUTFLOW CONDITIONS IN THE EAST.

.ANALYSIS...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS CONTINUE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF.
STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH
STRONG NW WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF. SNOW SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT
ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN. INCREASED CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER TROUGH HELP TO
MODERATE OVERNIGHT TEMPS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.

OUT WEST...
WEAK WARM ADVECTION PRODUCED SOME LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA. SNOW OR AND SHOWERS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS THE AK PEN AS A
FRONTAL BAND PUSHED SOUTH. A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA AND TRAILING FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS MOVING EAST
TOWARD THE EASTERN BERING SEA/PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A DEVELOPING NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WAS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE WELL SW OF THE ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
OUTFLOW WINDS ARE STILL THE MAIN FEATURE AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MON MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE INTERIOR AND LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF. PRESSURE GRADIENTS SHOULD INCREASE SOME
TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTH GULF AS DECREASING CLOUD COVER ALLOWS TEMPS
TO DROP OVER THE COPPER RIVER AND HELP INTENSIFY THE INTERIOR HIGH.
GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS/GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH FAVORED
AREAS ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND WESTERN GULF. MARGINAL HIGH WIND
CONDITIONS FOR TONIGHT IN ZONE 131 ARE STILL A POSSIBILITY WITH
STRONG GRADIENTS(PRESSURE/TEMP) AND SUPPORTING 850/700 MB FLOW. THE
ONLY REAL DETRACTOR IS LACK OF 500 MB SUPPORT. WILL MAKE A DECISION
PRIOR TO FORECAST ISSUANCE. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WILL DIMINISH ON
MON AS A RIDGE BRIEFLY BUILDS IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING LOW FROM THE
WEST. THIS LOW CENTER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF ON MON
NIGHT/TUE. THE MAIN IMPACT TO THE GULF WILL BE RAIN AND SNOW ALONG
THE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN. THE CURRENT LOW TRACK WOULD
SUGGEST THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME MIXED AT KODIAK...THOUGH IT
LOOKS LIKE KODIAK CITY AT LEAST WILL GET A FAIR AMOUNT OF SNOW BEFORE
IT BECOMES MIXED.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BACK ABOVE ZERO...WITH A FEW ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL FRONT WILL PUSH OVER MAINLAND SOUTHWEST
ALASKA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MON...BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS
THE AREA INTO TUE TUE MORNING. CONDITIONS BECOME SOMEWHAT DRIER ON
TUE NIGHT AND WED AS A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE DAY. A STRONG LOW WILL SLIDE OVER THE AKPEN ON
MON...BRINGING A SHOT OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG
WINDS. AN ARCTIC FRONT BEHIND THE LOW WILL BRING VERY STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PENINSULA THROUGH
WED.

ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
A STRONG LOW WILL TRANSLATE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
AND SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE LOW...ALTHOUGH LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. STRONG GALE TO NEAR STORM FORCE WINDS
FROM KISKA EAST AS THE LOW TRACKS OVER THE CHAIN...WITH STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUING OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS
THROUGH TUE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
WED AND BEYOND...A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA COLD AND DRY...WITH STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW LASTING INTO FRIDAY. WHILE MUCH DISCREPANCY BEGINS TO
BUILD IN THE GLOBAL MODELS BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK...THE GENERAL
PATTERN WILL FAVOR COLD HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND STRONG
FRONTS PUSHING THROUGH THE BERING BEFORE DIVING INTO THE NORTHERN
GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALES 121 127 128 129 130 132 150 160 165 172 175 179 351
               352 412 413 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC DEC 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 days
Dec 16, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC8 days
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 17, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Dec 17, 4:59 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC11 hr
Dec 17, 6:52 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC9 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.