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Gale Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 9, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 9, 2015, 3:09 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2015, 3:09 AM AKST (12:09 UTC)
Expired
Jan 13, 2015, 3:58 AM AKST
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

745 
FZAK52 PAFC 091209
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 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.

PKZ199-100115-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 991 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE
TO SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY LATE FRI NIGHT AND DISSIPATE. A 980 MB
LOW 475 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 310 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT
979 MB LATE FRI NIGHT...THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 972
MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-100115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ155-100115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-100115-
BRISTOL BAY-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-100115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-100115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS
5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-100115-
UNALASKA BAY-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-100115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-100115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-100115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-100115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-100115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-100115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-100115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-100115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-100115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-100115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-100115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
309 AM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...N 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT
W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 20 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$
9 follow-up statements
781 
FZAK52 PAFC 100004
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 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.

PKZ199-101245-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 994 LOW 10 NM SOUTH OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 170 NM
SOUTHWEST OF GAMBELL BY SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A 974 LOW 350
NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT
973 MB SAT AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT
965 MB BY SUN AFTERNOON. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK
NORTHWARD TO 190 NM EAST OF ADAK AT 977 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-101245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-101245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-101245-
BRISTOL BAY-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-101245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-101245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-101245-
UNALASKA BAY-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-101245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-101245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-101245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-101245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ176-101245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ177-101245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-101245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ179-101245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-101245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-101245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-101245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
304 PM AKST FRI JAN 9 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$
477 
FZAK52 PAFC 101214
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 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.

PKZ199-110100-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 974 MB LOW 295 NM SOUTHWEST OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 165 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 970 MB LATE SAT NIGHT...THEN STALL NEAR 230 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 965 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO NEAR 475 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA AT 971 MB BY LATE
SUN NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-110100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-110100-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 30 KT BY LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-110100-
BRISTOL BAY-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4
FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-110100-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-110100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ171-110100-
UNALASKA BAY-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-110100-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-110100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-110100-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-110100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT EARLY BECOMING S BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-110100-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 16
FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ177-110100-
ADAK TO KISKA-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ178-110100-
KISKA TO ATTU-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

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

$$

PKZ179-110100-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-110100-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING E 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-110100-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-110100-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
314 AM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$
728 
FZAK52 PAFC 110000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 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.

PKZ199-111245-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 964 MB
300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
AT SAME STRENGTH THROUGH MON AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT SUN MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 971 MB 360 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON.


$$

PKZ150-111245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ155-111245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-111245-
BRISTOL BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-111245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-111245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-111245-
UNALASKA BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-111245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-111245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-111245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-111245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-111245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-111245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-111245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-111245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-111245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-111245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-111245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 10 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$
171 
FZAK52 PAFC 111223
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 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.

PKZ199-120045-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 971 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF
SHEMYA AT 965 MB BY LATE SUN NIGHT THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA AT 968 MB MON NIGHT. A 972 MB LOW 380 NM SOUTH OF SAND
POINT LATE SUN NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT
966 MB MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-120045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-120045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ160-120045-
BRISTOL BAY-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-120045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-120045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-120045-
UNALASKA BAY-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-120045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-120045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-120045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-120045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-120045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ177-120045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EARLY BECOMING S 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ178-120045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. E OF SHEMYA...WINDS BECOMING SE 30 KT BY
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-120045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-120045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-120045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-120045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
323 AM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$
476 
FZAK52 PAFC 112358
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 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.

PKZ199-121245-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 975 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 600 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 240 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 972 MB 60 NM NORTH
OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-121245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ155-121245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-121245-
BRISTOL BAY-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-121245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-121245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-121245-
UNALASKA BAY-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-121245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-121245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ174-121245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-121245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-121245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-121245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-121245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-121245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ180-121245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-121245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-121245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
258 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$
677 
FZAK52 PAFC 120936 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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.

PKZ199-122215-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 968 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 975 MB BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW 600 NM
SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL STRENGTHEN TO 961 MB 240 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT MON AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING TO 972 MB 60 NM NORTH
OF COLD BAY TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-122215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ155-122215-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-122215-
BRISTOL BAY-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-122215-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-122215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-122215-
UNALASKA BAY-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

UPDATED

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-122215-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-122215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ174-122215-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-122215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-122215-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-122215-
ADAK TO KISKA-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-122215-
KISKA TO ATTU-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-122215-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ180-122215-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-122215-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-122215-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
1236 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$
667 
FZAK52 PAFC 121256
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 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.

PKZ199-130145-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 965 MB LOW 285 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH LATE MON
NIGHT...THEN WILL DRIFT INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC AND WEAKEN
THEREAFTER. A 968 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO
95 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 968 MB LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVE
TO 190 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 979 MB BY TUE NIGHT. A FRONT WILL REACH
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-130145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-130145-
BRISTOL BAY-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-130145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-130145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ171-130145-
UNALASKA BAY-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
IN THE MORNING BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-130145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-130145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-130145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ175-130145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-130145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-130145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-130145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ179-130145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ180-130145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ181-130145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-130145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
356 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$
288 
FZAK52 PAFC 130021
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 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.

PKZ199-131315-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 963 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 973 MB
390 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. A 961 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF
SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 967 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK EARLY
TUE MORNING BEFORE MOVING QUICKLY AND WEAKENING TO 975 MB 90 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 962 MB COMPLEX LOW WITH
MULTIPLE CENTERS WILL MOVE TO 240 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-131315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-131315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-131315-
BRISTOL BAY-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-131315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-131315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-131315-
UNALASKA BAY-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 25 KT
WEST OF UNALASKA. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-131315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-131315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-131315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-131315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-131315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-131315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-131315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-131315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-131315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-131315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ185-131315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
321 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 40 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$
593 
FZAK52 PAFC 131258
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 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.

PKZ199-140200-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 967 MB LOW 160 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE TO 45 NM SOUTH OF PORT HEIDEN
AT 978 MB MIDDAY TUE...THEN MOVE TO 230 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT
976 MB LATE TUE NIGHT AND WEAKEN. A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AKPEN
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND STALL THERE THROUGH LATE
WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-140200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-140200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-140200-
BRISTOL BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ165-140200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S. FROM PORT MOLLER
E...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-140200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-140200-
UNALASKA BAY-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-140200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ173-140200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-140200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT.
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-140200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-140200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ177-140200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-140200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ179-140200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-140200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-140200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ185-140200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
358 AM AKST TUE JAN 13 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 8, 4:28 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 4:28 PM AKST, 10 hours 41 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
428 PM AKST THU JAN 8 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHWEST
U.S. ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE YUKON TO THE NORTHERN MAINLAND
OF ALASKA WITH A CORRESPONDING NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH AXIS FROM
THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC THAT EXTENDS NORTHWEST TO A LARGE CLOSED
LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. WARM AND MOIST TROPICAL AIR IS
BEING TRANSPORTED NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE INITIAL
ARRIVAL OF WARM AIR ALOFT WITH SUB-FREEZING SURFACE TEMPERATURES
RESULTED IN AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA LAST NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MANY OF THESE AREAS. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION OF ICE HAS BEEN IN AND NEAR BETHEL WHERE
AROUND ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION WAS REPORTED.
MOST OTHER AREAS FOR WHICH REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE...ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...INDICATE TRACE AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION.

A SURFACE LOW WHICH DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC YESTERDAY
HAS BOTTOMED OUT SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
OCCLUDED FRONT CROSSING THE GULF HAVE PEAKED AND ARE BEGINNING TO
TREND DOWNWARD. RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS THE BULK OF PRECIP ALONG THE
GULF COAST AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. STRONG CROSS BARRIER FLOW IS
LIMITING PRECIP IN THE LEE OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS...BUT
NOT COMPLETELY DRYING THINGS OUT. THE PRESENCE OF A DEEP DOME OF
COLD AIR IS ALLOWING SOME PRECIP TO MAKE IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS...LARGELY
IN THE FROM OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE. SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS

MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SEEING A DRYING TREND BEHIND ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL WAVE...BRINGING AN END TO THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT.
MEANWHILE THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING HAS BEGUN TO LIFT
NORTHWARD. THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS REMAIN JUST WEST OF THE LOW CENTER
RIGHT NEAR THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST PRECIP...SO SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
FALL THROUGH THE DAY. THE ALEUTIANS REMAIN QUIET WITH A WEAK
SHORT-WAVE RIDGE SITTING OVERHEAD.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS SEEM TO GENERALLY SHOW THE SAME BASIC IDEA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS AS THE ACTIVE WEATHER OF THE PAST COUPLE DAYS BEGINS
TO WIND DOWN OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE DETAILS OF
PRECIPITATION PLACEMENT AND PRECIPITATION TYPE. THUS...FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO BELOW AVERAGE.

SIGNIFICANT MODEL SPREAD DEVELOPS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS BEGINNING
SATURDAY A AN UPPER TROUGH ELONGATES EASTWARD SOUTH OF THE CHAIN.
SOME SOLUTIONS INDICATE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE SURFACE LOWS
ALONG THIS TROUGH WHILE OTHERS INDICATE A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED LOW.
THE ECMWF SHOWS THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY WITH ITS DEPICTION
OF ONE LOW...SO WILL GO WITH THAT SOLUTION FOR THE TIME BEING.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND IS LOW.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE OVER THE GULF THIS MORNING WILL CROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EXIT TO THE NORTH BY
EVENING. THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY SIGNIFICANT WAVES BEHIND
IT. MEANWHILE THE COLD AIRMASS IN PLACE OVER COOK INLET/SUSITNA
VALLEY CORRIDOR WILL CONTINUE TO ERODE...ALLOWING DOWNSLOPE DRYING
TO BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE. THUS...EXPECT THE PRECIP TO COME TO AN
END BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ENDING THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA. THE ONE LOCATION OF CONCERN FOR CONTINUED
FREEZING RAIN IS VALDEZ. ITS IS ALWAYS TOUGH TO SCOUR OUT ALL OF
THE COLD AIR THERE SO SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SOME TIME TOMORROW. WITH LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST
FLOW A LOT OF THE HEAVIER PRECIP WILL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE
MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF VALDEZ...SO FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIGHT AND DO
NOT EXPECT MAJOR ICE ACCUMULATION.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL SPLIT WITH SOME
ENERGY EXITING TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE
RIDGE AND SOME HEADED EAST ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A DRYING TREND ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE
GULF. AS UPPER LEVEL FLOW BEGINS TO SHIFT ON FRIDAY WARM AIR
ADVECTION FROM THE PACIFIC WILL END...BUT THERE WON'T BE ANY
COLDER AIR MOVING IN. THUS...EXPECT FRIDAY WILL SEE THE WARMEST
SURFACE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION (ABOVE FREEZING IN A LOT
OF AREAS) AND THEN TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY COOL AS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS PRECIP ENDS AND CLOUDS LIFT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
PRECIP THIS EVENING WILL LARGELY BE CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE...BUT IT WILL SPREAD BACK INLAND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH LIFTS NORTHEASTWARD. WITH
TEMPERATURES NOW ABOVE FREEZING IN ALL OF BRISTOL BAY AND
TEMPERATURES COLD ENOUGH FOR ALL SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST FREEZING RAIN WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE EVENING
HOURS. HOWEVER...AS PRECIP SPREAD INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA OVERNIGHT THE AIR MASS WILL STILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO SEE SOME
FREEZING RAIN FROM ABOUT BETHEL EASTWARD. COLDER AIR WILL ADVECT
IN WITH THE TROUGH...SO PRECIP SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BEFORE
ENDING. WILL EXTEND THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR BETHEL EASTWARD
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY MAY STILL BE WARM
ENOUGH ALOFT FOR FREEZING RAIN AS PRECIP MOVES INLAND FRIDAY...BUT
ITS VERY MARGINAL AND DO NOT EXPECT A WHOLE LOT OF QPF SO DO NOT
PLAN TO ISSUE AN ADVISORY AT THIS TIME.

CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH EXITS TO THE NORTH AND AN UPPER RIDGE
BUILDS IN BEHIND IT. THE COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THE TROUGH NEVER
REALLY PUSHED VERY FAR INLAND. THEREFORE EXPECT A COOLING TREND IN
TEMPERATURES...BUT MUCH OF THE REGION WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL EXIT TO THE NORTH TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY WITH CONDITIONS DRYING OUT OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY
LATE FRIDAY. QUIET CONDITIONS WILL THEN SETTLE IN OVER THE EASTERN
BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA. MEANWHILE...MORE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL
SET UP ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND AS AN UPPER TROUGH SETS UP
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THE WARMER AND MORE UNSETTLED CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
IMMINENT PATTERN CHANGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION
INTO THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS A LONGWAVE RIDGE REMAINS
ENTRENCHED OVER THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA AND EXTENDS OVER
THE INTERIOR MAINLAND TO NEAR THE BERING STRAIT...WHILE A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH REMAINS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN BERING
SEA. BROAD SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL KEEP ABUNDANT SHOWER ACTIVITY
FOCUSED ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WITH PRECIPITATION
OCCASIONALLY SPREADING INLAND AS VARIOUS DISTURBANCES ROTATE
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE GULF. SHOWERS WILL ALSO REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE BERING BUT WILL BE MOST PREVALENT ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS AS A DEEP NORTH PACIFIC LOW RETROGRADES WESTWARD
ALONG THE CHAIN ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY 101 131.
MARINE...GALE 130 132.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

JAN 15 SEB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 8, 3:05 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 8, 3:23 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 8, 3:23 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Jan 8, 10:17 PM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Jan 9, 3:09 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 9, 3:31 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 9, 4:23 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC11 hr

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