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Gale Warning 601, NWS Anchorage, AK

September 23, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Sep 23, 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.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 23, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Sep 27, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

167 
FZAK52 PAFC 232310
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 989 MB LOW 180 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB TUE
AFTERNOON 210 NM NORTHWEST OF NIKOLSKI. THE LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB
100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WED MORNING AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO
985 MB WEST OF PORT HEIDEN WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
 

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 35 KT IN THE EVENING N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT EXCEPT
BECOMING SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT
BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. WIND BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SHEMYA...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
13 follow-up statements
120 
FZAK52 PAFC 241149
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 80 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 170 NM EAST OF SAINT
PAUL AT 976 MB EARLY WED MORNING AND THEN MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND
WHILE WEAKENING TO 997 MB BY EARLY THU MORNING. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 160 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB EARLY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING 
TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING
TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
65 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 20
FT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT
BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
617 
FZAK52 PAFC 242319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH
THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF
CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST
OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
177 
FZAK52 PAFC 242327 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 179

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

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

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF TUE EVENING AND REACH
THE NORTH GULF COAST BY WED MORNING. A 988 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF
CHIGNIK WED AFTERNOON WILL STEADILY WEAKEN TO 998 MB 125 NM SOUTHWEST
OF CORDOVA THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING...SEAS
BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S
WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO
15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE SEP 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING DURING THE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
367 
FZAK52 PAFC 251150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 40 NM NORTH OF
PORT HEIDEN AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE INTO THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND WEAKEN WED NIGHT. A 995 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA THU MORNING AND MOVE TO 80 NM WEST OF SITKINAK WHILE
STRENGTHENING TO 975 MB BY EARLY FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 22 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 40 KT. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. 
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
761 
FZAK52 PAFC 252355
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT.
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND EARLY
THU MORNING AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU
EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING.
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT W OF 160W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 4O KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
628 
FZAK52 PAFC 260012 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

CORRECTED TYPO 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 994 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TONIGHT.
A 988 MB LOW WILL FORM 225 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND EARLY
THU MORNING AND RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU
EVENING BEFORE MOVING INTO THE GULF AT SAME STRENGTH FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING.
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W WIND 50 KT W OF 160W
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 15
FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED SEP 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
387 
FZAK52 PAFC 261148
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 986 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING TO
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AT 973 MB FRI MORNING. A 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA EARLY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
406 
FZAK52 PAFC 261752 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
952 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

UPDATED 170 171 172

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

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

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 986 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL RAPIDLY
STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND THU EVENING BEFORE MOVING TO
NEAR KODIAK ISLAND AT 973 MB FRI MORNING. A 992 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA EARLY SAT MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
952 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18
FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
952 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
952 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO
30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
793 
FZAK52 PAFC 262350
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 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 THU SEP 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 979 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM EAST 
OF KODIAK CITY FRI AFTERNOON AT 970 MB THEN INTO THE EASTERN GULF FRI
NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON AT 998 MB.
 
$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
NW TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 60 KT
IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 40 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR . SEAS
15 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT BERING SIDE IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT..EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU SEP 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$
607 
FZAK52 PAFC 271156
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 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 FRI SEP 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TONIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AT 1012 MB

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO
16 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 55 KT. W OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF COLD
BAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT
SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT W OF COLD BAY. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA W...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA W....NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50
KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM ATKA W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC
SIDE...6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BERING
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
213 
FZAK52 PAFC 271612 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

UPDATED ZONE 160 165 179 180 

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

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

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TONIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AT 1012 MB

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO
16 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
E OF 160W...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF COLD BAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA W...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA W....NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM ATKA W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
436 
FZAK52 PAFC 271804 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

UPDATED ZONE 165

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

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

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF
TONIGHT. A 997 MB LOW 480 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL
MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT NIGHT AT 1012 MB

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 60 KT
OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDDAY. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF
BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO
16 FT IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
E OF 160W...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
1005 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
SEAS 12 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA W...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA W....NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 
50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF ATKA...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. FROM ATKA W...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF ATKA. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
810 AM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
273 
FZAK52 PAFC 272350
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 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 FRI SEP 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK WILL EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST 
PACIFIC FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 995 MB LOW 475 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA 
WILL DISSIPATE AS IT PASSES SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRI NIGHT 
AND SAT.

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22
FT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16
FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

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

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS....NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

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

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS
TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. W OF DUTCH HARBOR...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BERING SIDE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI SEP 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 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 Sep 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
THE MULTI-DAY STORM IN THE GULF IS WEAKENING FROM THE TOP-DOWN...WITH
THE UPPER LEVELS NOW JUST AN OPEN WAVE AND THE SURFACE LOW FILLING
RAPIDLY. DEEP MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SPREAD BACK ALL THE WAY TO UPPER
COOK INLET...AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH AN EASTERLY SHORTWAVE HAS
BROUGHT THE FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOW OF THE SEASON TO PARTS OF THE
ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS. A TRANSIENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND IS ALLOWING FOR SUNNY SKIES
AND SEASONABLY COOL TEMPERATURES. FURTHER WEST...A SUBSTANTIAL UPPER
TROUGH IS DIGGING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY
BEGINNING TO SHOW A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
LEFT-EXIT REGION OF A 145 KT JET STREAK CURRENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
WITH THE GULF LOW FINALLY WEAKENING ALL EYES TURN TO THE NEXT MAJOR
STORM CURRENTLY FORMING NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. MODEL TRENDS IN
THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE ALL BEEN TO SLOW DOWN THE SPEED OF THIS LOW.
WHEN COMPARED TO WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...THE DEEP MOISTURE BOUNDARY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE JET STREAM IS STILL FURTHER WEST THAN ALL OF THE
MODELS...MEANING THAT PERHAPS THE FORECAST WILL NEED TO BE SLOWED
DOWN EVEN FURTHER IN SUBSEQUENT FORECAST UPDATES. AS THIS LOW HEADS
EASTWARD...THE NAM BECOMES AN OUTLIER IN BRINGING THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW/WAVE INTO INTERIOR ALASKA AS OPPOSED TO MOVING INTO THE GULF.
THUS ON BOTH FORECAST DOMAINS THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL...BOTH
SLOWING DOWN THE PROGRESS OF THE LOW AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS
SLIGHTLY. THE NEXT STORM THAT FORMS ON THURSDAY OVER THE NORTHERN
BERING CONTINUES TO HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANT MODEL DISAGREEMENT. ALL
THAT CAN BE CONFIDENTLY SAID AT THIS POINT IS THAT A VERY STRONG 200
KT JET STREAM WILL BE FUELING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG LOW THAT
WILL DROP TOWARD THE BRISTOL BAY AREA SOMETIME THURSDAY NIGHT OR
FRIDAY MORNING.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AS AN
UPPER TROUGH FINALLY PUSHES DEEP MOISTURE OUT OF THE AREA. THIS WILL
ALLOW THE BOTTOM TO FALL OUT FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
IN AREAS WITH SNOWFALL FROM TODAY...ALLOWING THE AREA TO EXPERIENCE A
HARD FREEZE AGAIN TONIGHT. THIS ALSO INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOME
PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT...MAINLY AROUND UPPER COOK INLET
WHERE PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN THE HEAVIEST. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES SHOULD
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE AT ALL LEVELS MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING BERING SEA LOW. THE WEATHER
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL ENTER THE GULF BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...ONCE AGAIN TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE
AREA...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FAVORED TERRAIN GAPS. CURRENTLY...IT
LOOKS LIKE WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM WILL TOP OUT SHY OF WARNING
LEVELS...BUT IF MODELS TREND TOWARD THE 12Z NAM SOLUTION AND CARRY
MORE OF THE STORMS ENERGY INTO THE INTERIOR THESE SPEEDS WILL NEED TO
BE REVISED UPWARD.

SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE ALONG THE COAST BY
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE BERING LOW GAINS STRENGTH. STRONG WINDS WILL
NOT MAKE MUCH PROGRESS INLAND AS THE FRONT STALLS ALONG THE
COAST...BUT A PERIOD OF RAIN WILL STILL LIKELY SPREAD INLAND ACROSS
MOST AREAS ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THE LOW CENTER ITSELF WILL FOLLOW A
TRACK ACROSS BRISTOL BAY AND INTO THE GULF...SIMILAR TO THE LAST
STORM...WHICH WILL KEEP MOST OF SOUTHWEST AWAY FROM THE STRONGEST
PORTIONS OF THE STORM WITH SHOWERS AND CLOUDINESS THE BIGGEST IMPACT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SOURCE
REGION FOR STRONG LOW DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...THE FIRST LOW WILL BEGIN TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THIS
EVENING AND FOLLOW A SIMILAR TRACK TO THE PREVIOUS STORM. AS
SUCH...EXPECTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO AGAIN BEAR THE BRUNT OF
THIS STORM. SOME KEY DIFFERENCES...THOUGH...ARE THAT THE FORWARD
SPEED OF THE STORM ITSELF WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER WHICH WILL
MAKE IT HARD FOR WINDS TO BECOME TOO EXTREME. ADDITIONALLY...THE
STORM WILL HAVE PEAKED IN INTENSITY PRIOR TO REACHING THE DUTCH
HARBOR AREA. BOTTOM LINE: EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE ONCE AGAIN BUT
LIKELY PEAK RIGHT AROUND HURRICANE FORCE (75 MPH)...THUS WILL BE
UPGRADING THE WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. AS
MENTIONED...THE STORM WILL BE WEAKENING AS IT HEADS EASTWARD FROM THE
DUTCH HARBOR AREA...BUT MAY HOLD STRENGTH LONG ENOUGH TO ALSO BRING
HIGH WINDS TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AREA...THUS WILL BE ISSUING A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THIS AREA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONGWAVE TROUGH LOOKS AS IF IT WILL STAY IN PLACE ACROSS MAINLAND
ALASKA THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT WEEKEND. THIS MEANS A CONTINUATION OF
THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK ACROSS THE BERING SEA THAT FEATURES STRONG
LOWS MOVING EASTWARD AND DROPPING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MAINLAND WILL REBOUND TO NEAR-NORMAL ON
TUESDAY AS SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS TO BRING IN SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL ALSO BRING IN CHANCES FOR RAIN STARTING MIDWEEK
AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY ALONG COASTAL
AREAS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 185
         HIGH WIND WATCH 181
MARINE...STORM 170 172
         GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 175 176 179 180 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

AMD SEP 13

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 23, 10:18 AM AKDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1018 AM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1017 AM     SNOW             EAGLE RIVER             61.32N 149.57W
09/23/2013  M2.5 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LIGHT SNOW IS CURRENTLY FALLING. TEMPERATURE IS 34
            DEGREES.

&&

MCLAY
Local storm report, Sep 23, 3:23 PM AKDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
323 PM AKDT MON SEP 23 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0323 PM     SNOW             6 NNE KENAI LAKE        60.30N 149.17W
09/23/2013  M2.5 INCH                           AK   CO-OP OBSERVER

            STORM TOTAL OF 2.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WAS MEASURED.

&&

MCLAY

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Sep 23, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC30 hr
Sep 24, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr

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