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Gale Warning 873, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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260 FZAK52 PAFC 181238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW NEAR 70 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA BY LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING BY EVENING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH WED AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LATE WED NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
470 FZAK52 PAFC 191249 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN BERING BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
982 FZAK52 PAFC 191439 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 540 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT TO THE EASTERN BERING BY AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 65 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 75 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT DIMINISHING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT.. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 45 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
805 FZAK52 PAFC 200019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAND POINT IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU... N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF KISKA...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
639 FZAK52 PAFC 201229 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... TWO WEATHER FRONTS WILL SLOWLY MOVE FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY FRI EVENING. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF 160W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW...EXCEPT RAIN W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
199 FZAK52 PAFC 210017 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF 160W...E WIND 15 KT. W OF 160W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN..NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT EAST OF KISKA. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
647 FZAK52 PAFC 210152 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 185 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E OF 160W...E WIND 15 KT. W OF 160W...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF 57N IN THE EVENING. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .FRI...E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF PORT MOLLER...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN..NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT S AND E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 32 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT EAST OF KISKA. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
446 FZAK52 PAFC 211228 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRI AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM EAST OF CHIGNIK SAT EVENING AND WILL DEEPEN TO 998 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 31 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:58 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 20 hr |
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