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Gale Warning 503, NWS Anchorage, AK

August 26, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Aug 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Aug 26, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

321 
FZAK52 PAFC 262347
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

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

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

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT
999 MB TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 995 MB
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE AND
WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
NW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT E OF SHEMYA IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
10 follow-up statements
995 
FZAK52 PAFC 270533 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
935 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

UPDATED ZONE 172

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

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

PKZ199-271500-
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1005 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO NEAR COLD BAY AT
999 MB TUESDAY NIGHT THEN TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK AT 995 MB
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA TUE AND
WEDNESDAY.

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING
NW 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
935 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...BECOMING
SW 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 35 KT E OF SHEMYA IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
016 
FZAK52 PAFC 271154
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

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

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

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1008 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 1000 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN TO 95 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY AT
988 MB LATE WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE BERING SEA LATE
TUE AND WED.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 30 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W WIND 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
DIMINISHING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$
796 
FZAK52 PAFC 272346
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

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

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

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1006 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS LATE WED MORNING AND DEEPEN TO 999 MB THEN TO 180 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK THU AFTERNOON AT 992 MB. A WEATHER FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON THU.

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND E...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.   

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT... NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. 
SEAS  8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 FT BERING SIDE.
PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W OF AMCHITKA PASS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF AMCHITKA
PASS...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NORTH WIND 15
KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE AUG 27 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
711 
FZAK52 PAFC 281200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

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

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1003 MB LOW 70 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF
SITKINAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 987 MB EARLY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE
INTO THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB BY FRI MORNING. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON THU.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE....W
WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
612 
FZAK52 PAFC 282356
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

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

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB BY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO
THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND
TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW SOUTH OF
KAMCHATKA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 45 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF DUTCH
HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 
8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
173 
FZAK52 PAFC 290951 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
151 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

UPDATED ZONE 171

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

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

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 995 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 220 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK WHILE STRENGTHENING TO 986 MB BY THU MORNING...THEN MOVE INTO
THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TO 1004 MB BY FRI AFTERNOON. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK INTO THE WESTERN BERING THIS AFTERNOON AND
TO THE EASTERN BERING BY FRI AFTERNOON. A 971 MB LOW SOUTH OF
KAMCHATKA WILL PUSH INTO THE WESTERN BERING BY THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES INCREASING TO 45 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 35 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF DUTCH HARBOR...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. E OF DUTCH
HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
151 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SEGUAM ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 
8 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 15 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED AUG 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
781 
FZAK52 PAFC 291150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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.

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 984 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK WILL CONTINUE MOVING AWAY
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC TODAY. A LOW OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL
MOVE TO 500 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 986 MB THIS AFTERNOON...THEN TRACK TO
AROUND 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU AT 995 MB FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY FRI EVENING AND WEAKENS.

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...N WIND 25 KT
BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
462 
FZAK52 PAFC 292343
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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.

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY FRI MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS INLAND. A 999 MB LOW
FORMS 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING AND MOVES TO 120 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E OF UNALASKA...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND
E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8
FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
937 
FZAK52 PAFC 300239 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

UPDATED ZONE 176

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.

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN
BERING BY FRI MORNING AND WEAKENS AS IT TRACKS INLAND. A 999 MB LOW
FORMS 390 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING AND MOVES TO 120 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT DIMINISHING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E OF UNALASKA...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. W OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 5 FT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND
E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 8
FT...EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
640 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. DENSE FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT 4 FT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU AUG 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
542 
FZAK52 PAFC 301151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

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.

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 992 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
TONIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE
TO THE WEST COAST AND WEAKEN THIS EVENING. A NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 520 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TONIGHT AND
THEN MOVE TO AROUND 80 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB EARLY SUN
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT W OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI AUG 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Aug 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON AUG 26 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

EXCEPT FOR THE GEM...MODELS OVERALL ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT THROUGH WED
AFTERNOON. THE POSITIONING OF THE SURFACE CENTER BEYOND THIS BECOMES
MORE PROBLEMATIC AS SOLUTIONS BEGIN TO DIVERGE AS THE UPPER TROUGH
DIGS OVER THE GULF. THE NAM APPEARS TO BE THE BEST COMPROMISE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT RANGE. THOUGH THE SURFACE AND UPPER AIR
PATTERNS DIVERGE...THE PRECIPITATION PATTERNS ARE IN SOMEWHAT
AGREEMENT THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...A WEAK TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
EXTENDS SE ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA TO THE SOUTHERN GULF. THIS TROUGH
LIFTS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TUE. A FAIRLY VIGOROUS WAVE OVER THE
EASTERN BERING SEA DIVES SOUTH OF THE GULF TONIGHT. A LOW OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA MOVES TO OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA TUE NIGHT THE OVER
THE KOBUK VALLEY WED AFTERNOON. A SHORT WAVE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
CENTER MOVES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TUE AFTERNOON AND SETS UP W TO SW
FLOW. THE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW CENTER OVER NW ALASKA DIGS
SOUTH ALONG 157W TUE NIGHT AS A WAVE DROPPING SOUTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING SEA PHASES WITH A WAVE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
BERING. THIS SETS UP BROAD SWLY FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF
AND NW FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA/EAST ALEUTIANS...AND AK PEN
WHICH HOLDS THROUGH WED AFTERNOON.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES EAST ACROSS THE REGION TUE. THIS
FEATURE IN COMBINATION WITH A DIGGING TROUGH ALOFT WILL LIKELY
PROVIDE SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS TUE. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME SOMEWHAT
WETTER ON WED AS THE UPPER TROUGH SETS UP MOIST SW FLOW ACROSS THE
GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL. WINDS FOR THE MOST PART WILL BE RELATIVELY
LIGHT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT AND TUE. WINDS INCREASE SOME ACROSS
THE GULF WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LOW CENTER AND ASSOCIATED FRONT TUE
NIGHT AND WED.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA/AK PEN...
THE GFS HANDLES THE RAIN MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AK PEN TONIGHT. RAIN
SHOULD DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE WAVE MOVES SE. THE WEAK FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE SW MAINLAND OVERNIGHT. WEAK RIDING ON THE
BACKSIDE WILL BRING LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS AND NEAR INLAND AREAS TONIGHT. INCREASED CHANCES OF
RAIN...ASSOCIATED WITH A WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA...SPREADS
TO THE AK PEN LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND TO BRISTOL BAY LATE TUE NIGHT.
RAIN WILL CONTINUE EAST ON WED...HOWEVER...THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL HOLD THE THREAT OF SHOWERS OVER THE REGION THROUGH WED
EVENING. THE SW MAINLAND SHOULD EXPERIENCE DRYING WITH THE ONSET OF
NORTHERLY FLOW WED NIGHT/THU.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
A DEVELOPING LOW MOVES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TO THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT. EXPECT STRONG SW FLOW IN ADVANCE OF THIS
CENTER AND BRISK NW FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE. ALSO EXPECTED RAIN AS THIS
SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH. RIDGING BUILDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM ON
TUE AND HOLDS OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED...SO EXPECT AREAS OF
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG TO BE RELATIVELY WIDESPREAD. A WEAK WAVE SKIRTS
THE ALEUTIANS WED.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
GUIDANCE WANTS TO CONTINUE THE CURRENT PROGRESSIVE PATTERN INTO THE
EXTENDED PERIOD WITH THE ACTIVE JET OVER THE ALEUTIANS. INDIVIDUAL
SOLUTIONS CONCERNING SPECIFIC SYSTEMS ARE GOING TO BE HARD TO COME
BY WITH SUCH A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN. LOOK FOR MORE GENERAL TROUGHING
OVER THE BERING SEA WITH ACTIVE JET OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND A MOIST
SOUTHWEST FLOW EXTENDING ONTO THE MAINLAND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...172 AND 175.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

RMC AUG 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 26, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Aug 27, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Aug 27, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr

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Sources

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