Gale Warning 839, NWS Anchorage, AK

864 
FZAK52 PAFC 171302 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

CORRECTED ZONE 150

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.

PKZ199-180145-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 979 MB LOW 100 NM
E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WEAKENS TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES TO 370 NM W
OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI MORNING. A 976 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW THIS
MORNING MOVES TO 230 NM S OF SHEMYA AT 963MB THU MORNING THEN TO
80 NM SE OF ADAK AT 968MB BY FRI MORNING. A 960 MB NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF THU AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-180145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-180145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-180145-
BRISTOL BAY-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-180145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ170-180145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ171-180145-
UNALASKA BAY-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ172-180145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-180145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ174-180145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ175-180145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-180145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ177-180145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-180145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ179-180145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-180145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-180145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY...MAINLY ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-180145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
402 AM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W
OF 176W.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 177W.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

816 
FZAK52 PAFC 180000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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.

PKZ199-181300-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND DISSIPATES FRI MORNING
350 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. A 982 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF
ATTU WEAKENS TO 969 MB AS IT MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-181300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-181300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-181300-
BRISTOL BAY-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM.
SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-181300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-181300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-181300-
UNALASKA BAY-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-181300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-181300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...S WIND 15 BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-181300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ175-181300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-181300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ177-181300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ178-181300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ179-181300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-181300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM. 
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-181300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-181300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
300 PM AKST WED DEC 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
404 PM AKST TUE DEC 16 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
THERE ARE SEVERAL TROUGHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW. ONE OF THESE
IS JUST ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST...WITH ANOTHER OVER THE
NORTHERN GULF PARALLEL TO THE FIRST...AND ANOTHER IN THE SOUTHERN
GULF. THERE IS A DEVELOPING LOW SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
ANOTHER ONE CENTERED OVER HOKKAIDO (ISLAND OF JAPAN).

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.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT HOUR 60
OF THE FORECAST (3PM AKST THURSDAY)...THEN BEGIN TO SHOW
INCREASING GREATER SPREAD THROUGH 84 HOURS. THE MAIN DIFFERENCES
ARE HOW THEY HANDLE THE SPEED/DEPTH OF A LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY AND THE VARIOUS CENTERS OF A
COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF.

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.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE TROUGH ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL RAPIDLY MOVE INLAND AND
DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SECOND TROUGH WILL OVERTAKE THE
PREVIOUS ONE DURING THE EVENING AND SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH DYNAMICS
TO PRODUCE PRECIPITATION FOR INLAND AREAS. PRECIPITATION WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY...PROLONGED A LITTLE BY THE
THIRD TROUGH THAT MOVES ONSHORE EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL PROBABLY START AS RAIN OR A RAIN/SNOW
COMBINATION THEN SWITCH TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. NOT A LOT OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AS THE WINDS ALOFT NEVER BECOME VERY
FAVORABLE...BUT SOME IS POSSIBLE. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
THE LOW THAT IS CURRENTLY SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL PUSH
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE GULF. THIS WILL PUT US IN A PATTERN WHERE
WE HAVE PRECIPITATION IN COASTAL AREAS AND LITTLE OR NONE INLAND.

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.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE IMPROVING ACROSS THE MAINLAND THIS
EVENING INTO TOMORROW. THE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREVIOUS
FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTH IN THE BERING AND
DISSIPATE...HOWEVER...DEEP COLD AIR ALOFT WILL BRING A SHOWERY
REGIME THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR MOST LOCATIONS. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD LOW AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDS TO DISSIPATE AND MOVE OUT OF
THE AREA WHILE INTERMITTENT CLOUDS AND SNOW SHOWERS TO AFFECT MOST
AREAS. WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY A SYSTEM PROGRESSING SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SPREAD SOME HIGHER CLOUDS OVER INTERIOR
BRISTOL BAY...BUT THE AREA SHOULD STAY DRY UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN THE
CHANCE FOR SNOW RETURNS...MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE ALEUTIANS CURRENTLY SIT BETWEEN THE UNSTABLE SHOWERY REGIME OF
THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM IN THE BERING AND A NEW SYSTEM DEVELOPING TO
THE SOUTH. THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN IN
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WHILE THE TIP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL
SEE SOME RAIN AND SNOW AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM THE SOUTHERN
SYSTEM MOVE OVERHEAD. GENERAL TROUGHINESS CONTINUES OVER THE
BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT WASHES OUT OVER THE
WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE GENERAL PATTERN FROM THE SHORT TERM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE GULF LOW WILL PUSH WESTWARD ACROSS
KODIAK ISLAND WHILE LOWS IN THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL SPIN
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST. THE PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT ON SUNDAY...WITH
STRONG ZONAL (STRONG WESTERLY) FLOW BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO THE
WESTERN BERING SEA. THIS ZONAL FLOW WILL PUSH EASTWARD FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AND ENCOMPASS THE ENTIRE AREA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
WPC IS AGAIN GOING WITH ALL ENSEMBLE MEANS...A BASICALLY EVEN
SPLIT OF GFS...EC...AND NAF (WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF THE
CANADIAN MODELS AND THE GFS).

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...119 120 131 132 150 178 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

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