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Gale Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 15, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST. It was in force for 35 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2015, 3:57 AM AKST (12:57 UTC)
Expired
Jan 16, 2015, 2:51 PM AKST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

008 
FZAK52 PAFC 151257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 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.

PKZ199-160200-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 960 MB LOW 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON
BY THU NIGHT AT 966 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB 25 NM EAST OF CAPE
NEWENHAM FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-160200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...WIND DIMINISHING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-160200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-160200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-160200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-160200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-160200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-160200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ177-160200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-160200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-160200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-160200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-160200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF 60N.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
744 
FZAK52 PAFC 151257 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

CORRECTED ZONE 172

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

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

PKZ199-160200-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...A 960 MB LOW 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF NELSON LAGOON
BY THU NIGHT AT 966 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 974 MB 25 NM EAST OF CAPE
NEWENHAM FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-160200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ155-160200-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ160-160200-
BRISTOL BAY-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-160200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...WIND DIMINISHING TO
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-160200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-160200-
UNALASKA BAY-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ172-160200-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-160200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-160200-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-160200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-160200-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ177-160200-
ADAK TO KISKA-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ178-160200-
KISKA TO ATTU-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ179-160200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-160200-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-160200-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-160200-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
357 AM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY N OF 60N.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$
239 
FZAK52 PAFC 160022
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 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.

PKZ199-161315-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 960 MB LOW 85 NM NORTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER 
BRISTOL BAY AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-161315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-161315-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-161315-
BRISTOL BAY-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-161315-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-161315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ171-161315-
UNALASKA BAY-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-161315-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-161315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ174-161315-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ175-161315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ176-161315-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ177-161315-
ADAK TO KISKA-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ178-161315-
KISKA TO ATTU-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ179-161315-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-161315-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7
FT EXCEPT 3 FT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE
NEWENHAM.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 7 FT
EXCEPT 3 FT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-161315-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-161315-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
322 PM AKST THU JAN 15 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND N.
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$
978 
FZAK52 PAFC 161211
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 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.

PKZ199-170045-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN WILL MOVE TO 40 NM
SOUTHEAST OF NOME FRI NIGHT AT 976 MB AND THEN MOVE NORTHWESTWARD
AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT.


$$

PKZ150-170045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-170045-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-170045-
BRISTOL BAY-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-170045-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ170-170045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-170045-
UNALASKA BAY-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ172-170045-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ173-170045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ174-170045-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ175-170045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ176-170045-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-170045-
ADAK TO KISKA-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ178-170045-
KISKA TO ATTU-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ179-170045-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-170045-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM N.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM
CAPE NEWENHAM N.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-170045-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-170045-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
311 AM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$
243 
FZAK52 PAFC 162351
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 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.

PKZ199-171230-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 972 MB LOW AT CAPE NEWENHAM WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EAST AND BE WELL
INLAND BY SAT AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW AT SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON
WILL MOVE TO 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-171230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-171230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SW WIND 20
KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ160-171230-
BRISTOL BAY-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-171230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-171230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-171230-
UNALASKA BAY-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-171230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-171230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ174-171230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ175-171230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-171230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ177-171230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ178-171230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-171230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ180-171230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-171230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-171230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
251 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 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 14, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 4:23 PM AKST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
423 PM AKST WED JAN 14 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A VERY LARGE CYCLONIC MERRY-GO-ROUND CONTINUES OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC/BERING SEA THANKS TO THE DOWNSTREAM BLOCKING RIDGE ALONG
THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THREE
DEEP LOWS OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE PRIMARY ONE OF CONCERN IS
A STORM FORCE LOW TRACKING TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH A
FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKING NORTH AND WEST ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THERE IS ALSO A VERY SHARP SHORT-WAVE ALOFT TRACKING RIGHT BEHIND
THE SURFACE FRONT. RADAR IMAGERY REFLECTS THE STRONG VERTICAL
MOTION OUT AHEAD OF THIS...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION
OVER THE NORTHERN TO WESTERN GULF.

THE ORIENTATION OF THE FRONT CROSSING THE GULF IS SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST SO LOW LEVEL FLOW OUT AHEAD OF IT IS NORTHERLY.
THUS...AS PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO PROGRESS ONSHORE OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AND BRISTOL BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THERE IS
LITTLE OR NO CROSS BARRIER FLOW...SO MOST AREAS SHOULD SEE A BRIEF
PERIOD OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER AS FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME STRONG EASTERLY PRODUCING
DOWNSLOPE DRYING FOR MANY AREAS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE PRIMARILY ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND OVER INTO BRISTOL BAY. THUS...THE
ONLY POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN WILL BE IN THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER MUCH WEAKER FEATURES IN THE FORECAST
AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE IS EXITING THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
AND HEADED ACROSS THE NORTHERN BERING...BRINGING AN END TO THE
MOST RECENT FREEZING RAIN EVENT. A WEAK LOW NORTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IS ABOUT TO EXIT THE AREA. LASTLY...A DEEP LOW SOUTH OF
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS THROWING SOME PRECIP AND WINDS TOWARD THE
CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BUT THE GREATEST IMPACTS ARE OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS WITH
JUST SOME MINOR DIFFERENCES IN SURFACE LOW POSITIONS. THUS FORECAST
CONFIDENCE WITH THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM IS ABOVE AVERAGE. MODELS
DO QUICKLY DIVERGE WITH DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF A LOW OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND UP TO THE GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. WITH NO REASON TO FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR SOLUTION AT THIS
POINT IN TIME WILL STICK CLOSE TO INHERITED GRIDS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
MORE OF THE SAME IS IN STORE THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE GULF LOW
SLOWLY WEAKENS NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW
FOCUSES ABUNDANT PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF COAST...WITH STRONG
DOWNSLOPE FLOW HELPING TO KEEP INLAND AREAS LIMITED TO JUST A FEW
SHOWERS. PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINLY
RAIN...ALTHOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CANNOT BE
RULED OUT TONIGHT FROM ANCHORAGE INTO THE MAT-SU AS SURFACE
TEMPERATURES DIP BELOW FREEZING AND A WARM LAYER PERSISTS ABOVE
THE SURFACE. FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH ON THURSDAY AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY COOL ALOFT...ALLOWING SOME SNOW TO BEGIN TO
MIX IN BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...

PRECIPITATION HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT PUSHING TOWARD THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST. RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...STRONG
CROSS BARRIER FLOW OVER THE ALASKA AND ALEUTIAN RANGES WILL CREATE
AREAS OF DOWNSLOPING OVER KING SALMON (AS WELL AS OTHER IMMEDIATE
AREAS ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS) AND THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION IN THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND THE EASTERN HALF OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY
WILL LIKELY FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW AS SURFACE TO 850 MB THICKNESSES
DROP BELOW 129 DECAMETERS. THIS IS DUE IN LARGE PART TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS AT BOTH THE SURFACE AND JUST OFF THE SURFACE THAT HAVE USHER
IN COOLER AIR FROM THE INTERIOR (AS SEEN IN THE JAN 14 12Z AND JAN
15 00Z RAOBS) WHICH HAS CHISELED AWAY AT THE WARM NOSE THAT BROUGHT
FREEZING RAIN TO THE BETHEL AREA THIS MORNING. NEVERTHELESS...A
SMALL AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MIGHT BE POSSIBLE IN THE FAR
SOUTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT PRECIPITATION WILL
BE LIGHT AND LIKELY HAVE MINIMAL IF ANY IMPACT AT ALL.

THIS WET PERIOD WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WORK WEEK...WITH CROSS BARRIER FLOW EATING UP A BIT OF THE
PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. THE ANOMALOUSLY
WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK AS A LOW PARKS ITSELF OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
CONTINUES TO ADVECT WARM AIR NORTHWARD.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)...

AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES
TO MOVE WESTWARD AND DISSIPATE...YET ANOTHER LOW FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL PUSH TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS LOW WILL STALL OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BRING RAIN AND POSSIBLY
SOME SNOW TO THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING SEA. THE SNOW WOULD
LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WHILE THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA REMAIN DOMINATED BY RAIN. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
BERING SEA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SHOWERS TURN TO ALL SNOW
AS A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS DROPS SOUTH FROM SIBERIA.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BY EARLY SATURDAY THE LAST OF A SERIES OF GULF LOWS WILL APPROACH
THE NORTH GULF COAST...BRINGING YET ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AND WARM
TEMPERATURES MAINLY TO THE COASTAL AREAS. THE IMPACT OF THIS
SYSTEM TO THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN MAINLAND IS STILL UNKNOWN DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY OF THE LOW TRACK THROUGH THE GULF. THE NAM AND MOST
RECENT GFS ARE MUCH FURTHER WEST WITH THIS LOW...BRINING IT
TOWARDS THE KENAI BY LATE SATURDAY...WHILE THE EC HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN
THE FURTHEST EAST BY TRACKING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. THE
GEM GLOBAL IS CURRENTLY THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR THIS SYSTEM AS IT
IS A COMPRISE BETWEEN THE NAM/GFS AND THE EC...AND KEEPS
SOUTHCENTRAL MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CONFIDENCE IN THAT
FORECAST IS HOWEVER LOW DUE TO THE LARGE UNCERTAINTY OF THE LOW
TRACK. OUT WEST...A COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
ON FRIDAY EVENING WILL BRING RAIN/SNOW AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TO
THE AREA THAT LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY OR POSSIBLY SUNDAY.

STARTING ON SUNDAY THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT CONDITIONS SHOULD
IMPROVE THROUGHOUT THE MAINLAND...BRINGING ANOTHER SHORT LIVED
PERIOD OF QUIET WEATHER (WITH CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES) THAT
SHOULD CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. YET ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL THEN APPROACH THE GULF STARTING ON TUESDAY...BRINING A
RETURN TO WARM AND ACTIVE WEATHER TO THE REGION THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 119 120 130 131 138 160 165 179 351 352 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Jan 14, 3:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC13 hr
Jan 14, 3:16 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 14, 3:16 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Jan 14, 9:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC7 hr
Jan 14, 9:17 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC18 hr
Jan 15, 3:42 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC59 hr
Jan 15, 3:53 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Jan 15, 3:57 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Jan 15, 3:57 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC3 days
Jan 15, 5:02 AM AKSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Jan 15, 6:45 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC9 hr

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Sources

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