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Storm Warning 194, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 7, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Dec 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Dec 7, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Dec 9, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

619 
FZAK52 PAFC 080041
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 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 FRI DEC 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 960 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 220 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB
THEN TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 
966 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 
982 MB.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 36 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS
24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S
WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
222 
FZAK52 PAFC 080730 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 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 FRI DEC 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 960 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 220 NM
SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR LATE SAT MORNING AND STRENGTHEN TO 950 MB
THEN TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY LATE SAT NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 
966 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO NEAR TOGIAK SUN AFTERNOON AT 
982 MB.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-081500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 36 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO
9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-081500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT EARLY MORNING DIMINISHING TO 35 KT.
PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-081500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-081500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1030 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 40 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-081500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-081500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-081500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI DEC 7 2012

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
665 
FZAK52 PAFC 081207
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 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 SAT DEC 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 949 MB LOW  325 NM SOUTHWEST OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM
NORTHEAST OF UNALASKA THIS EVENING AND WEAKEN TO 959 MB THEN
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR NORTHERN
BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 27 FT BY MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32
FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
 
$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 37 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E...SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
31 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-090300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. W OF PORT MOLLER...WINDS BECOMING SW 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 60 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-090300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-090300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 28 FT BERING
SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23
FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-090300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-090300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-090300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
683 
FZAK52 PAFC 090021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 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 SAT DEC 8 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 955 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 974 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN MORNING. THIS LOW WILL
THEN CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA
SUN AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AT 971 MB.
$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 30 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING
TO 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
30 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-091500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 33 FT SUBSIDING TO 26
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-091500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-091500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-091500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-091500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-091500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT DEC 8 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

JM
872 
FZAK52 PAFC 091230
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 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 SUN DEC 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW
WILL TRACK TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT AT 963 MB.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
224 
FZAK52 PAFC 091551 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
650 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

UPDATED ZONES 165 170 171 

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

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

PKZ199-100300-
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES 
INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. 
A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT 
AT 963 MB.
$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-100300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
650 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
650 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-100300-
UNALASKA BAY
650 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-100300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-100300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-100300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-100300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
231 
FZAK52 PAFC 100028
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 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 SUN DEC 9 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 985 MB LOW WILL WEAKEN OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA SUN NIGHT AND MON.
A 982 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 260 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL
THEN MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AT 968 MB.

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-101500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-101500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-101500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-101500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 19 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-101500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-101500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 7, 3:59 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC39 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 7, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr

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