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Small Craft Advisory 801, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Nov 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 10, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

160 
FZAK52 PAFC 080015
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON MOVES 
TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE 
CHANGE IN INTENSITY. 
$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY 
FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WITH RAIN SOUTH. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM ATKA EAST. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. FROM ATKA EAST...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 
N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. FROM SHEMYA WEST...NE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT 
IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING 
CHANGING TO RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$
7 follow-up statements
776 
FZAK52 PAFC 080444 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
745 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

UPDATED 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.

PKZ199-081500-
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THU AFTERNOON MOVES 
TO 80 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM FRI AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE 
CHANGE IN INTENSITY. 
$$

PKZ150-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-081500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-081500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
745 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. FREEZING SPRAY 
FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WITH RAIN SOUTH. FREEZING SPRAY NORTH OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.

.THU...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM ATKA EAST. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. FROM ATKA EAST...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 
N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. FROM SHEMYA WEST...NE WIND 25 KT
DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. WEST OF SHEMYA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT 
IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW IN THE EVENING 
CHANGING TO RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$
384 
FZAK52 PAFC 081257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 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.

PKZ199-090300-
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF ADAK MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 984 MB TONIGHT AND THEN TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN
AT 996 MB FRI NIGHT. A 1005 MB LOW FORMS 270 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVES TO 420 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 999 MB FRI
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-090300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-090300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-090300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E OF DUTCH HARBOR...S WIND 40 KT. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NE
WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16
FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT ...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
674 
FZAK52 PAFC 090036
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 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.

PKZ199-091500-
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 120 NM NORTHWEST
OF COLD BAY AT 987 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 
190 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A 998 MB
LOW MOVES TO 170 NM WEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-091500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-091500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT NEAR THE WESTERN
CAPES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-091500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU NOV 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
701 
FZAK52 PAFC 091259
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 60NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 30 NM NORTHWEST
OF COLD BAY AT 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND S UN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
956 
FZAK52 PAFC 091327 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 165

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.

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 60NM NORTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 30 NM NORTHWEST
OF COLD BAY AT 986 MB FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK ISLAND SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-100300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-100300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. E OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND 15
KT. SEAS 6 FT.
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-100300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. E OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$
531 
FZAK52 PAFC 100023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 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.

PKZ199-101500-
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 986 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH 
OF SITKINAK AT 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A
DEVELOPING GULF OF ALASKA LOW. A 1008 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA
SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 330 NM NORTH OF KISKA AT 1004 MB SUN
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-101500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-101500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF COLD BAY. 
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-101500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE 
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING
TO 13 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT BY AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI NOV 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
218 
FZAK52 PAFC 101232
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 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.

PKZ199-110300-
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK ISLAND AT 994 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN BE ABSORBED INTO A LOW
DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. A 1006 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 1002 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 520 NM SOUTH OF KISKA SUN AFTERNOON WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 974 AS IT MOVES TO 270 NM SOUTH OF KISKA MON MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT N
OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-110300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. E OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-110300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-110300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-110300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-110300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-110300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT...E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-110300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT S E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-110300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-110300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT NOV 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 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 Nov 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST WED NOV 7 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN THE SHORT TERM ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR ALL MAJOR
FEATURES. PROBLEMS BEGIN TO ARISE AS WE MOVE INTO THE MID
TERM...PRIMARILY WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE EASTERN BERING THURSDAY
NIGHT. THE EC IS FASTER AND THE NAM IS THE SLOWEST WITH THE GFS AS
THE MIDDLE GROUND. ALL THREE ARE CLOSE IN INTENSITY. MEANWHILE THE
GEM IS NOT CLOSE AT ALL WITH THE LOW CENTER HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY.
IN THE LONG TERM THE MODELS ARE DOING OK OUT EAST BUT OUT WEST THINGS
START TO FALL APART. PLACEMENT AND INTENSITY OF MAJOR FEATURES IS
SOMEWHAT CLOSE RUN TO RUN BUT NOT NEARLY AS CLOSE BETWEEN THE
DIFFERENT MODELS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
RIDGING DOMINATES MUCH OF THE STATE RIGHT NOW KEEPING WEAK FLOW OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS RIDGE IS CONTINUING TO BUILD IN OVER THE STATE
AND WILL SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST. OUT WEST THE MAIN LOW AND
ASSOCIATED FRONT CONTINUE TO PUSH NORTH IMPACTING THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS. THIS LOW IS ALSO BRINGING UP WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC THAT WILL PLAY A FACTOR FOR TEMPS AND PRECIP TYPE FOR AREAS
FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE GULF COAST.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP THE AREA VOID OF MOST CLOUD
COVER AND PRECIP UNTIL THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE AREA. TONIGHT
THE FRONT WILL REACH KODIAK ISLAND AND BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON IT WILL
HAVE MADE IT TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. BY THURSDAY NIGHT THE FRONT WILL
THEN HAVE MADE IT THROUGH MOST AREAS AROUND THE SOUTHCENTRAL. THE
WARM AIR BEING BROUGHT IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL TRANSITION THE SNOW
OVER TO RAIN BEGINNING WITH THE AREAS FURTHER TO THE SOUTH.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE AREA KEEPING PRECIP
AWAY FROM THE REGION UNTIL THE FRONT COMES INTO THE SOUTHWEST
TONIGHT. IT WILL START OFF AS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BUT BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WILL HAVE TRANSITIONED OVER TO RAIN. THE RAIN WILL THEN
LAST INTO SATURDAY UNTIL THE LOW MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST FROM ITS
PLACE IN THE EASTERN BERING.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...THE FRONT HAS ALREADY MADE ITS WAY
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WILL HAVE MOVED OVER THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS BY LATE THIS MORNING. A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM SOUTH OF
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS EARLY THURSDAY AND THAT LOW WILL THEN MOVE
NORTH INTO THE EASTERN BERING. MORE RAIN WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE AREA
AS THIS LOW MOVES THROUGH. RIDGING WILL BUILD IN FROM THE WEST AND
START TO PUSH THIS LOW OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST GIVING THE AREA A BREAK
FROM THE RAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK KEEPING
LOWS PROGRESSING THROUGH THE AREA. NOT UNTIL THE END OF NEXT WEEK DO
THE MODELS HINT AT A RIDGE BUILDING IN OVER THE BERING FINALLY
SLOWING THE PATTERN DOWN.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING...127 128 121 129 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
                        176 179
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...180
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DWK NOV 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Nov 7, 4:03 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC49 hr
Nov 7, 7:45 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC20 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall 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.