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Gale Warning 95, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 24, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Jan 30, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
6 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

707 
FZAK52 PAFC 250059
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 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 AKST THU JAN 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE NEAR ATTU AT 977 MB FRI
MORNING THEN DRIFT TO 60 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 995 MB SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.

.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. PACIFIC
SIDE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW
WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING
SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 20 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
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905 
FZAK52 PAFC 251251
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 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 AKST FRI JAN 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 120 NM NORTHWEST OF
ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 999 MB SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY PORT
MOLLER E IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY PORT MOLLER E. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT 
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT EXCEPT 19 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
734 
FZAK52 PAFC 260011
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 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 AKST FRI JAN 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW JUST WEST OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 120 NM WEST OF ATTU SAT
AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE SUN AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF 
ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN W OF PORT MOLLER.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E
OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10
KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING
SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI JAN 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
150 
FZAK52 PAFC 261258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 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 AKST SAT JAN 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 300 NM WEST OF ATTU
AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 983 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
130 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI AND INTENSIFY TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY PORT
MOLLER E IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
563 
FZAK52 PAFC 262356
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 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 AKST SAT JAN 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 997 MB LOW 130 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL DRIFT TO 300 NM WEST OF ATTU
AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A 983 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO
190 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR INTENSIFY TO 973 MB MON AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-271500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-271500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-271500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF 
COLD BAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-271500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-271500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-271500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9
FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. 
RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING 
SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-271500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-271500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-271500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT JAN 26 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
162 
FZAK52 PAFC 271211
CWFALU

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

A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB AS IT MOVES TO
420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR ON MON MORNING...THEN MOVE TO 60 NM
NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT THE SAME STRENGTH TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE.
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
692 
FZAK52 PAFC 272357
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 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 AKST SUN JAN 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW 680 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 970 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH 
OF SAINT PAUL AT 974 MB TUE AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF UNALASKA. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN JAN 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
282 
FZAK52 PAFC 281203
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

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

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH
OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE MORNING AT THE SAME STRENGTH...THEN MOVE TO 90 NM
NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AT 978 MB WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT...BECOMING SE 30 KT S OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW...MIXING
WITH RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 11
FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE
WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
891 
FZAK52 PAFC 290001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

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

PKZ199-291500-
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 972 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 70 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ST PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AT 978 MB THEN MOVE TO 200 NM
NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AT 985 MB WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. BLOWING
SNOW IN THE EVENING. SNOW...MIXING WITH RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 25 KT W OF UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT BERING
SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON JAN 28 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
568 
FZAK52 PAFC 291206
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

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

PKZ199-300300-
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUE NIGHT...AND THEN MOVE TO 240
NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL ON THU MORNING AT 990 MB.

$$

PKZ150-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-300300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-300300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-300300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-300300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...7 FT BERING SIDE.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-300300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-300300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT PACIFIC SIDE...11 FT BERING SIDE.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-300300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-300300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-300300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$
075 
FZAK52 PAFC 300005
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

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

PKZ199-301500-
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 979 MB LOW 40 NM EAST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST
MATTHEW ISLAND AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH THU.

$$

PKZ150-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-301500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-301500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-301500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-301500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-301500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-301500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-301500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-301500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-301500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE JAN 29 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
756 
FZAK52 PAFC 301218
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

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

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB AS IT
MOVES TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL AND THEN DISSIPATE FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 15 KT...BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF KISKA. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 7 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT.  SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
121 
FZAK52 PAFC 310012
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

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

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE BERING CONSOLIDATES INTO A 995
MB LOW WED NIGHT 300 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND DISSIPATES BY THU EVENING.
A 993 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WED NIGHT INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB FRI
AFTERNOON 50 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS
10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 5 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 5FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SHEMYA. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED JAN 30 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
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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 Jan 24, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 5:50 AM AKST, 10 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
550 AM AKST THU JAN 24 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THREE UPPER LEVEL LOWS CURRENTLY SURROUND THE STATE OF ALASKA.  THE
FIRST OF WHICH IS CENTERED NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE IS SLOWLY WORKING
ITS WAY INTO SOUTHCENTRAL...AND WILL BE THE NEXT SNOW PRODUCING
SYSTEM FOR THE SOUTHCENTRAL AREA. THE SECOND IS A STORM FORCE LOW
THAT IS NEARLY TO THE SHEMYA AREA...AND WILL BRING THAT AREA A ROUND
OF RAIN AND SNOW TODAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAD BEEN CENTERED
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO DAYS IS SLOWLY WEAKENING
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA....AND CONTINUING TO BRING RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY EVENING...SO THERE IS NOW ENOUGH
CONFIDENCE TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FORECASTS
INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. THE MODEL AGREEMENT THEN CONTINUES INTO
SUNDAY...AND THEN QUICKLY BEGIN TO STRUGGLE LATE SUNDAY WITH A SERIES
OF COMPLEX LOWS MOVING INTO THE ALEUTIANS. THERE IS ALSO SOME
DISAGREEMENT AS TO WHETHER A WEAK LOW WILL FORM OFF OF KODIAK ISLAND
ON MONDAY...CURRENTLY WE PREFER THE GFS/HPC SOLUTION WHICH BRINGS A
WEAK LOW INTO THE GULF THROUGH MONDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...AS STATED IN THE MODEL DISCUSSION ABOVE...THERE IS NOW
ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BRING ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL FORECAST
ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. THE
SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE SPREADING INTO THE MATANUSKA VALLEY AND
ANCHORAGE BOWL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...THEN
INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY. AT THIS MOMENT THE
MATANUSKA VALLEY LOOKS AS IF IT WILL STAY JUST UNDER ADVISORY LEVEL
SNOWFALL...BUT GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE ALONG
HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS HATCHERS PASS. TEMPERATURES BEHIND
WILL THEN QUICKLY FALL STARTING FRIDAY EVENING AS SKIES CLEAR AND
STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEGINS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER
BASIN WILL FALL WELL BELOW ZERO THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

SOUTHWEST...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA
TODAY AS THE WEAKENING LOW CONTINUES TO MEANDER BACK INTO THE GULF
THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BE THE FIRST
AREA TO EXPERIENCE THE STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM THE WEST SIDE
OF THE DESCENDING UPPER LEVEL LOW THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO 45 BELOW LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. COLD AIR WILL ALSO MOVE INTO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...HOWEVER WINDS
WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER SO WIND CHILLS WILL BE LESS OF A PROBLEM.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE NEXT STORM FORCE LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS...RAIN...AND SNOW TO
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS STARTING THIS MORNING. THE SYSTEM
WILL THEN REMAIN IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG TERM FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS CURRENTLY QUITE LOW AT THE
MOMENT...ESPECIALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK WHEN THE MODELS STRUGGLE WITH THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN AN ALEUTIAN LOW AND RIDGE HOLDING OVER INTERIOR
ALASKA. THE EC IS CURRENTLY THE STRONGEST WITH THE INTERIOR
RIDGE...AND AS A RESULT IS ALSO THE FURTHEST WEST WITH THE LOW. THE
CURRENT FORECAST RELIES HEAVILY ON HPC GUIDANCE...WHICH IS WEAKER
WITH THE INTERIOR RIDGE...ALLOWING THE LOW TO PROGRESS FURTHER EAST
INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 145. WIND CHILL ADVISORY 155.
MARINE...STORM 176. GALE 130 172 175 411. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130
160
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DEK JAN 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 3:57 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC13 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC5 days
Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC5 days
Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC6 days
Jan 25, 5:04 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC48 hr
Jan 25, 5:04 AM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 25, 2:10 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC6 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.