Small Craft Advisory 907, NWS Anchorage, AK

032 
FZAK52 PAFC 141313 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

CORRECTED WORDING IN SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 991 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR
KING SALMON AT SAME THE STRENGTH LATE THIS MORNING. WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT INTO THE CENTRAL BERING
TONIGHT THEN INTO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
STATIONARY THROUGH SUN MORNING. 

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE
25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

677 
FZAK52 PAFC 150001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INLAND OVER
WESTERN ALASKA BY SAT AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STATIONARY. A 998 MB LOW
WILL FORM 390 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT THAT WILL MOVE AND
STRENGTHEN TO 993 MB 215 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND BY SUN
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.  SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT W WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT
BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10
FT.  PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT . SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 14 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

805 
FZAK52 PAFC 151205
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 998 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND WILL MOVE
INLAND NEAR HOOPER BAY SUN MORNING. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP SAT
EVENING 240 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 992 MB AS IT MOVES
TO JUST NORTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND MON MORNING. A 986 MB LOW WILL
MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN EVENING AND MOVE TO JUST WEST OF
ATKA MON MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY..N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...N
WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT EXCEPT 11 FT BERING SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT...BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

026 
FZAK52 PAFC 160023
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 999 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS AS IT MOVES
TO OVER THE YUKON DELTA SUNDAY. A 1000 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND TONIGHT MOVES TO NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF AT 988 MB
SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES INLAND. A 991 MB LOW 370 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK
SUN EVENING MOVES TO 50 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 979 MB MONDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 15 2012

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU DEC 13 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE STORM YESTERDAY USHERED IN A NEW OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN THAT
FEATURES A STRONG ZONAL JET STREAM SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAT
CONTINUES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF AND INTO THE COAST OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA. THIS JET STREAM IS LOCATED ALONG THE TOP OF A VERY BROAD
NORTH PACIFIC RIDGE. SEVERAL DISTURBANCES ARE MOVING THROUGH THIS
PATTERN...AND ALL ARE GENERALLY ON THE WEAK SIDE. A COMPACT 990 MB
LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING IS ADVANCING QUICKLY TOWARD SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. FURTHER SOUTH...A 1000 MB LOW IS FORMING NEAR DUTCH HARBOR
WITH THE HELP OF THE 100+ KT JET TO THE SOUTH. THE SOUTHERN LOW IS
INTENSIFYING AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NORTHERN LOW...A TREND THAT WILL
CONTINUE AS THE PAIR CONTINUE TO HEAD EASTWARD TOWARD THE GULF.
FURTHER EAST...WEAK EMBEDDED WAVES IN THE WESTERLY FLOW ARE CONTINUE
TO GENERATE SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG WEST-FACING MOUNTAINS
AROUND COOK INLET AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT TODAY. THE MAIN DISCREPANCY
INVOLVES THE DEVELOPING LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. THE EUROPEAN MODELS
(ECMWF AND UKMET) AND THE CANADIAN GEM FAVOR A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK
THAT WOULD KEEP THE LOW FAR ENOUGH SOUTH IN THE GULF THAT IT WOULD
NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE NORTH GULF COAST. MEANWHILE...THE
AMERICAN NAM AND GFS (ESPECIALLY THE NAM) HAVE MORE NORTHERLY
SOLUTIONS WHICH WOULD BRING SNOWFALL MUCH FURTHER NORTH AND WEST INTO
WHITTIER AND THE VALDEZ AREA. CONSIDERING THE STRONG ZONAL JET STREAM
WELL SOUTH OF THE STATE...A FURTHER SOUTH SOLUTION SEEMS MUCH MORE
LIKELY AND WILL PROBABLY LIMIT ANY IMPACTS TO COASTAL AREAS ON
FRIDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WITH LOW CLOUDS AND FLURRIES WILL BE SLOW TO
DIMINISH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AROUND WEST-FACING MOUNTAIN RANGES
INCLUDING ANCHORAGE. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN COOK INLET WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE LOW CURRENTLY NEAR DUTCH HARBOR INTENSIFIES
AND MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF. THIS WILL START TO PULL WINDS DOWN
THROUGH COOK INLET AND SWITCH WINDS AT MANY AREAS AROUND TO THE
NORTH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BECOME VERY STRONG OUT OF THE
NORTH...AND WITH RECENT HEAVY SNOWFALL IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT SOME
AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP AROUND COOK INLET OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF
THE HIGHER CLOUDS START TO BREAK UP A BIT. FOR FRIDAY...AS MENTIONED
IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION...IT NOW LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE IMPACT FROM
THE GULF LOW WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA...AND ANY IMPACTS WILL BE
LIMITED TO THE COAST. IF THE TRACK SHIFTS EVEN SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTH
AND WEST...BLOWING SNOW ISSUES WILL LIKELY DEVELOP AROUND THOMPSON
PASS AND WHITTIER AS OFFSHORE WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ON FRIDAY.

SOUTHWEST...
WESTERLY WINDS...SNOW SHOWERS...AND COOLING TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NOT EXPECTING
ANY SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AS DYNAMIC FORCING REMAINS WEAK
AND FAST-MOVING. MOST AREAS WILL START TO SEE INCREASING AMOUNTS OF
SUNSHINE EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE GENERAL PATTERN
GRADUALLY DRIES OUT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...FAIRLY BENIGN CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
WITH WESTERLY WINDS AND COOLING TEMPERATURES. A FEW WEAK LOWS ARE
SCATTERED AROUND THE BERING SEA...WITH THE STRONGEST LOCATED NORTH OF
THE PRIBILOFS. THESE LOWS ARE SEPARATED FROM THE ENERGY OF THE JET
STREAM TO THE SOUTH AND WILL GENERATE LITTLE MORE THAN LOCALIZED
GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS. A MORE SUBSTANTIAL LOW IS DEVELOPING
JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...BUT THE ASSOCIATED PRECIPITATION SHIELD
WILL IMPACT PRIMARILY THE BERING SIDE OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
AND ALASKA PENINSULA AS THE JET STREAM REMAINS TO THE SOUTH.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
MOST OF THE MAINLAND WILL SEE THE RETURN OF MUCH COLDER AIR FOR THE
WEEKEND. LONG RANGE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE OVERALL
WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN ZONAL WITH THE JET STREAM RELATED STAYING
WELL SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 131
MARINE...GALE WARNING 129 130 132 150 155 160 170 171 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DIXON DEC 12