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Small Craft Advisory 763, NWS Anchorage, AK

October 24, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Oct 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

073 
FZAK52 PAFC 241131
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

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

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

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT ON THE 
BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING
SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
13 follow-up statements
408 
FZAK52 PAFC 241149 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 170

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

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

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

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT ON THE 
BERING SIDE. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE...14 FT BERING SIDE. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING
SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
827 
FZAK52 PAFC 241442 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

UPDATED ZONE 170 172 175

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

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

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

A 990 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND INTENSIFY TO 981 MB BY LATE THU NIGHT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING ACROSS THE BERING SEA.

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E 25 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NW 20 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE...NE 20 KT BERING SIDE. 
SEAS 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
640 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
434 
FZAK52 PAFC 242252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

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

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT ALONG THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE ON THU. A
COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT..NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT . SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
513 
FZAK52 PAFC 250500 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
900 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A FRONT ALONG THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE ON THU. A
COMPLEX LOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
900 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED OCT 24 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT . SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
103 
FZAK52 PAFC 251150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

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

HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA 
DISSIPATING BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A COMPLEX LOW ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL GRADUALLY LIFT A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA BY THURSDAY EVENING.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
         BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
           BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
       BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
             BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
       BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING 
SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT PACIFIC SIDE...10 FT BERING SIDE.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
042 
FZAK52 PAFC 252316
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

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

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL 
PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS 
THU NIGHT AND FRI AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH SAT.
MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA.
$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 50 KT S OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 26 FT S OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...NE 40 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7
FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU OCT 25 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
409 
FZAK52 PAFC 261159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 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 AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
071 
FZAK52 PAFC 261443 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

UPDATED ZONE 172

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

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

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
640 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
362 
FZAK52 PAFC 261502 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 19
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 45 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BERING SIDE...NE 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12
FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT.
SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
700 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
640 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
010 
FZAK52 PAFC 262333
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 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 AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SO OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SO OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
106 
FZAK52 PAFC 262354 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 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.

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
082 
FZAK52 PAFC 270643 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...UPDATED
1045 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
BERING SEA.
$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.SAT...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
1045 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
527 
FZAK52 PAFC 271149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 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 AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING
SEA THROUGH MONDAY. 

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST.
.SUN...NE WIND 10. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE
WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE
WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND
30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Oct 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKDT TUE OCT 23 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE STATE MODEL AGREEMENT THIS
MORNING IS GENERALLY GOOD. THE NAM WAS FAVORED IN THE SHORT TERM
MAINLY FOR DETAIL OVER INLAND AND COASTAL AREAS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BLOCKING HIGH CONTINUES TO BUILD IN OVER THE BERING WHILE A FAIRLY
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WILL DRIFT TO THE SOUTH AND MERGE WITH ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW BY
WEDNESDAY. THE BLOCKING HIGH WILL BUILD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA INTO
THE WEEKEND WITH A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES IN NORTHEAST
FLOW PROPAGATING ACROSS SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE GULF AROUND THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL..
CLEAR DRY STABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST OVER THE AREA.
COLD GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE USUAL VALLEYS AND CHANNELED TERRAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY.

SOUTHWEST...
STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH A GENERAL OFFSHORE FLOW PATTERN ALONG THE COASTS. A FEW
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND
PENINSULA THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AS STABLE
AND DRY AIR FILTERS IN FROM THE NORTH AND EAST.

BERING/ALEUTIANS...
RAIN AND GUSTY GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT AHEAD OF A FRONT
PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL BERING AND DOWN ACROSS THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THIS LOW
DRIFTS OFF TO THE SOUTH. A SECOND LOW PUSHING UP FROM THE PACIFIC TO
NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN WILL BRING GALES TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF
THE CENTRAL/EASTERN ALEUTIANS AGAIN WEDNESDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN OVER THE BERING WEDNESDAY PERSISTING THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
STABLE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY. THE NET RESULT IN TERMS OF SENSIBLE WEATHER MEANS DRY AND
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER MODE...WITH A SLOW
WARM-UP BACK TO NEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND.
WHILE TIMING DIFFERENCES DO EXIST...THE GENERAL PATTERN WILL SEE THE
UPPER LEVEL BLOCKING HIGH RETROGRADE INTO EASTERN RUSSIA...WITH A
POLAR FRONT PUSHING THROUGH MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA
SOMETIME EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE CONFIDENCE
IN THIS PATTERN CHANGE...WITH THE POSSIBILITY THIS POLAR AIR MASS
WILL SUPPORT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 170 171 172 176 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

OCT 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Oct 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Oct 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr

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Sources

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