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Gale Warning 896, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 26, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

049 
FZAK52 PAFC 261300
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 190
NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 190 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK
AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS
23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING
N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
383 
FZAK52 PAFC 261853 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

UPDATED ZONES 171 180

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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 960 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 190
NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK LATE WED NIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF
THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 962 MB 190 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE WED NIGHT AND SLOWLY MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF ADAK
AT SAME STRENGTH BY LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS
23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING
N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
950 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
798 
FZAK52 PAFC 270021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 964 MB LOW 185 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WEAKENS TO 988 MB IN THE 
WESTERN GULF THU EVENING. A 972 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES 
TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KISKA ISLAND AS IT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB...THEN
MOVES NEAR ADAK AT 964 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 979 MB LOW DEVELOPS 50 NM
SOUTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM THU MORNING AND MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF SAINT
PAUL FRI AFTERNOON WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 969 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. NEAR SHELIKOF STRAIT...NE GUSTS TO 40 KT 
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 
11 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING 
E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE 
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT BUILDING 
TO 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED DEC 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

JM
610 
FZAK52 PAFC 271243
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO
THE WESTERN GULF BY THU AFTERNOON. A 965 MB COMPLEX LOW 160 NM SOUTH
OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT SAME
STRENGTH BY LATE FRI NIGHT. A 970 MB LOW WILL FORM 140 NM SOUTH OF
COLD BAY AND STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB 160 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY LATE FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 22 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE MORNING...BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT
SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
SAND POINT EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT DECREASING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17
FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SW 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING
SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEST. 
.FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
883 
FZAK52 PAFC 280038
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 963 MB LOW 130 NM S OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 290 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR
SAT AFTERNOON WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING TO 975 MB. A 979 MB LOW 95 NM SW
OF CAPE NEWENHAM MOVES TO 280 NM W OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AT 975
MB BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 975 MB LOW 340 NM S OF SAND POINT LATE FRI
MORNING MOVES TO 75 NM SW OF DILLINGHAM WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 968 MB
FRI NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND. A 975 MB LOW FORMS 185 NM SW OF SAINT
PAUL SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 23
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 40 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 40 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU DEC 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
030 
FZAK52 PAFC 281231
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 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.

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 965 MB FRI
AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN 970 MB 85 NM SOUTHWEST OF BETHEL SAT MORNING
BEFORE WEAKENING TO 975 MB 115 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND
LATE SAT NIGHT. A 962 MB COMPLEX LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL
GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 980 MB 270 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 24 AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAND POINT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF SAND POINT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15
KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND W. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDDAY.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
891 
FZAK52 PAFC 290051
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 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.

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST
OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 100 NM
NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WHILE WEAKENING TO 979 MB SAT
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN MORNING. A 963 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN TO 976 MB WHILE MOVING TO 260 NM SOUTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING...THEN DISSIPATE BY SUN MORNING. ANOTHER
PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AT 954 MB SAT
EVENING...THEN MOVE TO NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM AT 961 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT...THEN
DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT BY MORNING. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...
14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT
BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 3:51 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 25, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 25, 9:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC31 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Dec 26, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 26, 4:45 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC20 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every gale warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.