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Gale Warning 366, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 18, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 18, 2015, 3:57 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2015, 3:57 AM AKDT (11:57 UTC)
Expired
Apr 20, 2015, 3:53 AM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

786 
FZAK52 PAFC 181157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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.

PKZ199-190045-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT
HEIDEN AT 979 MB LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

$$

PKZ150-190045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190045-
BRISTOL BAY-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM COLD BAY E. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT FROM COLD BAY E. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM UNALASKA
E.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING FROM
UNALASKA E.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190045-
UNALASKA BAY-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-190045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-190045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-190045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.SUN...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-190045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT... FROM ETOLIN STRAIT W...NW WIND 40 KT. EAST OF ETOLIN
STRAIT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-190045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED...S WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-190045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
357 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.

$$
8 follow-up statements
375 
FZAK52 PAFC 181533 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

UPDATED 170

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.

PKZ199-190315-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT
HEIDEN AT 979 MB LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

$$

PKZ150-190315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190315-
BRISTOL BAY-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM COLD BAY E. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT FROM COLD BAY E. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM
UNALASKA E.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING FROM
UNALASKA E. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190315-
UNALASKA BAY-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-190315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-190315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-190315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.SUN...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-190315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA
W. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT... FROM ETOLIN STRAIT W...NW WIND 40 KT. EAST OF ETOLIN
STRAIT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-190315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-190315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
733 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW.  
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.

$$
820 
FZAK52 PAFC 181746 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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.

PKZ199-190345-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR PORT
HEIDEN AT 979 MB LATE SAT NIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.

$$

PKZ150-190345-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ155-190345-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.  
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ160-190345-
BRISTOL BAY-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.SUN...SE WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-190345-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM COLD BAY E. SEAS 14 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT FROM COLD BAY E. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 16 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER.  
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-190345-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM
UNALASKA E. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING FROM
UNALASKA E.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-190345-
UNALASKA BAY-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-190345-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-190345-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-190345-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-190345-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT.  
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-190345-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DECREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT.  
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-190345-
ADAK TO KISKA-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.  
.SUN...W WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-190345-
KISKA TO ATTU-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA
W.  
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SHEMYA W.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-190345-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.  
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-190345-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT... FROM ETOLIN STRAIT W...NW WIND 40 KT. EAST OF ETOLIN
STRAIT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 BUILDING TO 12 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ181-190345-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW.  
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.  
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.  
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  
.WED...S WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-190345-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
946 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW.   
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT.  
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT.  
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.

$$
903 
FZAK52 PAFC 182313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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.

PKZ199-191230-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 981 MB
NEAR CHIGNIK LATE TONIGHT BEFORE MOVING INLAND OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA. A COMPLEX LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS WILL FORM OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING SUN MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-191230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-191230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-191230-
BRISTOL BAY-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-191230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 20 FT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE
WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 4 FT BUILDING
TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT MOLLER.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-191230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-191230-
UNALASKA BAY-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-191230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-191230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-191230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-191230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-191230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-191230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-191230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ179-191230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-191230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF ETOLIN
STRAIT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-191230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT.
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-191230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
313 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$
977 
FZAK52 PAFC 191145
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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.

PKZ199-200045-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL
MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB LATE
SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK AT 994 MB LATE
MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-200045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-200045-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-200045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-200045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-200045-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-200045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
 BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-200045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-200045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-200045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-200045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-200045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 MPH BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-200045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ179-200045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL N.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
FROM SAINT PAUL N IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-200045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
6 BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.TONIGHT...S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 35 KT. CAPE NEWENHAM N...W
WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-200045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. DENSE
FOG NEAR THE COAST IN THE EARLY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-200045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$
018 
FZAK52 PAFC 191145 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 179

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

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

PKZ199-200045-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INLAND OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. A 983 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL
MOVE TO 50 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 987 MB LATE
SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 75 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK AT 994 MB LATE
MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ155-200045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-200045-
BRISTOL BAY-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-200045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-200045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-200045-
UNALASKA BAY-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-200045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
 BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ173-200045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ174-200045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-200045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ176-200045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND TO 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-200045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 MPH BECOMING W WIND 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-200045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ179-200045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL N.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
FROM SAINT PAUL N IN THE EVENING.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-200045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S...SE WIND 15 KT
BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
6 BUILDING TO 14 FT. PATCHY DENSE FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.TONIGHT...S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 35 KT. CAPE NEWENHAM N...W
WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-200045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. DENSE
FOG NEAR THE COAST IN THE EARLY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT.

$$

PKZ185-200045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
345 AM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$
350 
FZAK52 PAFC 192301
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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.

PKZ199-201230-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 984 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST
OF HOOPER BAY MON AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 260 NM SOUTH
OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON TUE.

$$

PKZ150-201230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-201230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
WINDS BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-201230-
BRISTOL BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-201230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-201230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-201230-
UNALASKA BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-201230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-201230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-201230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-201230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-201230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-201230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-201230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-201230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
FROM SAINT PAUL N.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM
SAINT PAUL N.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT
PAUL N.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-201230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-201230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-201230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT.

$$
811 
FZAK52 PAFC 192301 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

CORRECTED ZONE 155

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.

PKZ199-201230-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 984 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE TO 110 NM WEST
OF HOOPER BAY MON AFTERNOON AT 992 MB AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 260 NM SOUTH
OF CHIGNIK TUE AFTERNOON AT 991 MB. A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON TUE.

$$

PKZ150-201230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-201230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OF BAYS AND PASSES THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-201230-
BRISTOL BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-201230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-201230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-201230-
UNALASKA BAY-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-201230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-201230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-201230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-201230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-201230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-201230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-201230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-201230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
FROM SAINT PAUL N.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM
SAINT PAUL N.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT
PAUL N.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-201230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-201230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-201230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
301 PM AKDT SUN APR 19 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NW 25 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT.

$$
574 
FZAK52 PAFC 201153
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

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.

PKZ199-210115-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 989 MB LOW 240 NM
WEST OF HOOPER BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 994 MB 60 NM NORTHWEST OF
HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA
TUE NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTHEAST OF
DUTCH HARBOR AT 1000 MB MON NIGHT...THEN STRENGTHEN TO 986 MB 250
NM SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK TUE NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL
CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-210115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-210115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-210115-
BRISTOL BAY-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-210115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT SUBSIDING 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-210115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT
SUBSIDING 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-210115-
UNALASKA BAY-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 25 KT EARLY. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-210115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-210115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-210115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-210115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-210115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-210115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-210115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-210115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-210115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
IN THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-210115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ185-210115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
353 AM AKDT MON APR 20 2015

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE
EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW
WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT.

$$

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 Apr 17, 4:44 PM AKDT, 11 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 17, 4:44 PM AKDT, 11 hours 13 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
444 PM AKDT FRI APR 17 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A LOOK AT AFTERNOON SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THE LEFTOVERS OF THE
STORM YESTERDAY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL HAVE NOW PUSHED ACROSS THE
ALASKA RANGE AND INTO THE INTERIOR. BREAKS OF SUN HAVE DEVELOPED
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH
THE AREA. THE USUAL SOUTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH
TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...AND ALONG THE COPPER RIVER...WITH
WARMING FROM THE AFTERNOON SUN HELPING TO PULL A BIT OF THE
TURNAGAIN WIND BACK INTO ANCHORAGE THIS AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...COLD NORTHERLY FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF THE
BERING SEA WITH THE MOST ENHANCED SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY CURRENTLY
CONFINED TO THE WESTERN HALF OF THE BERING.

A WEAKENING GALE-FORCE FRONT IS MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF
WITH RAIN NOW FALLING ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. A SIGNIFICANT MIDLEVEL
SHORTWAVE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS ROTATING AROUND THE
BASE OF THE LONGWAVE TROUGH AND IS QUICKLY CATCHING UP TO THIS
WEAKENING FRONT. FURTHER WEST...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SUPPORTS THE
IDEA THAT A STRONG JET STREAK DIVING DOWN THE EAST/FRONT SIDE OF
AN EASTERN RUSSIAN RIDGE IS NOW ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE LONGWAVE
TROUGH. IN RESPONSE...A BRAND NEW LOW IS NOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL BE THE MAIN DRIVER OF WEATHER
IMPACTS ACROSS THE MAINLAND FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT...ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW
COMPLEX THE INTERACTIONS OF THE MAJOR FEATURES IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
BE OVER THE NEXT 48-72 HOURS. ALL MODELS SHOW THE LOW FORMING
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA BEFORE
WEAKENING AND ELONGATING TO THE NORTHWEST AND QUICKLY MOVING
INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SUNDAY. THERE ARE SOME SUBTLE
TIMING DIFFERENCES WITH THIS TRANSITION INLAND. THE MAIN IMPACT OF
THESE TIMING DIFFERENCES WILL BE HOW LONG SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL PERSIST OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE GULF COAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM FORCE FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE GULF MOVES
INLAND TONIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A RAIN/SNOW MIX
TONIGHT BEFORE QUICKLY TRANSITIONING TO ALL RAIN ALONG ON SATURDAY
AS WARMER AIR CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA IN DEEP SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY IN
COASTAL AREAS...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. INLAND AREAS WILL STAY MOSTLY DRY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A
RESULT OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW ALTHOUGH A FEW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. THE
APPROACHING SYSTEM WILL ALSO HELP TO GENERATE STRONG GAP WINDS
THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH MUCH OF THE
WEEKEND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES...BUT INCREASING DOWN
INLET FLOW WILL GENERALLY KEEP THESE WINDS AWAY FROM THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CAUSE
EASTERLY WINDS OVER THE AREA TO INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH
DEVELOPING RAIN AND SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. THIS SHOULD BECOME
MOSTLY SNOW AS IT REACHES THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE TONIGHT. OVER
THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...PRECIP TYPE SHOULD
REMAIN AS SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EVENT WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE BY LATE SATURDAY EVENING. BECAUSE OF THE
GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THAT WILL DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME...A
BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ALONG THE COAST
NORTH OF KIPNUK. OVER THE REST OF THE AREA THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH
WARM AIR TO CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO SWITCH OVER THE
RAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE BETHEL AREA. ON SUNDAY
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REMAIN JUST OFF THE SOUTHWEST
COAST...WHICH WILL KEEP RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AREA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BUT WITH DIMINISHING WINDS THE BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL
SHOULD END.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...
THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW CURRENTLY ENTERING THE CHAIN WILL BRING SNOW
AND STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS TO THE DUTCH HARBOR AREA...BECOMING
RAIN OVER THE AKPENN INTO TOMORROW EVENING. HOWEVER WITH THE WARM
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA...ANY SNOW SHOULD BE A WET
SNOW WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. BECAUSE OF THIS BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE AND THE BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WAS CANCELLED. FOR THE PRIBILOFS...THE MODELS
ARE NOW IN MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAT MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE SNOW
FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN JUST OFF TO THE EAST OVER THE
BERING...WHICH ALSO ENDS ANY BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS FOR THIS AREA.
THIS WILL LIKELY CHANGE ON SUNDAY AS A SHORTWAVE MOVING UNDER THE
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL BRING ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS FOR THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE SPREADING INTO THE
ALEUTIANS ON SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...

MODELS LOOK PRETTY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY IN REGARDS TO THE POSITION
OF THE JET STREAM AND UPPER LEVEL FEATURES. THE TWO MAJOR CHANGES
OBSERVED IN THE MOST RECENT DATA IS THE SEPARATION OF CENTRAL
PACIFIC FLOW (WHICH DELAYS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT HAD BEEN
ANALYZED TO BE SOUTHWEST OF THE PENINSULA ON WEDNESDAY) AND A
FASTER TREND WITH THE KAMCHATKA SYSTEM (AT LEAST WITH THE PARENT
LOW VS THE LEADING FRONT). THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS EXPECTED TO PUSH
OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND DRIVE A FRONT
ACROSS THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS DURING THE WEEK WITH
PERIODS OF GALE FORCE WINDS INITIALLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING
SEA. MODEL CONSENSUS NOW SHOWS THE LOW TRACKING ACROSS THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN BEFORE DIVING SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE
GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEE PRECIPITATION TAPER OFF DURING THE
BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS A FRONT ALONG THE GULF COAST DISSIPATED
AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA PUSHES INTO THE
BERING STRAIT. ONE THING THAT WILL BE WATCHED IN THE COMING DAYS
IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A BUILDING PACIFIC NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE WHICH
COULD USHER IN A MUCH WARMER AIR MASS WITH PLACES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA WARMING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 50S. THIS IS THE FIRST DAY
THE MODELS HAVE HINTED AT THIS BUILDING RIDGE ON FRIDAY SO DID NOT
GO TOO WARM WITH TEMPERATURES JUST YET.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY 155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 119 120 130 131.
 GALE WARNING 125 129 132 136 137 139 141 155 160 165 170 171 172
173 174 175 176 179 180 181 185.
 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...MC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 18, 12:11 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC15 hr
Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC59 hr
Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC72 hr
Apr 18, 7:51 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Apr 18, 8:49 AM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC12 hr
Apr 18, 3:07 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 18, 3:07 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr

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Sources

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