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Gale Warning 817, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 28, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Nov 28, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Nov 30, 2015, 3:25 PM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

507 
FZAK52 PAFC 290000
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 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.

PKZ199-291230-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 970 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
BY MON AFTERNOON AS A 974 MB LOW. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MON AFTERNOON.
A 982 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY MOVES TO 190 NM WEST OF
GAMBELL AS A 990 MB LOW BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-291230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-291230-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SE WIND
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-291230-
BRISTOL BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-291230-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-291230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-291230-
UNALASKA BAY-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-291230-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-291230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-291230-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ175-291230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-291230-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ177-291230-
ADAK TO KISKA-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ178-291230-
KISKA TO ATTU-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ179-291230-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-291230-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-291230-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-291230-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
300 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$
5 follow-up statements
724 
FZAK52 PAFC 290728 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

UPDATED 155

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

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

PKZ199-292015-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 970 MB LOW 220 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
BY MON AFTERNOON AS A 974 MB LOW. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT PUSHES OVER THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA BY MON AFTERNOON.
A 982 MB LOW 115 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY MOVES TO 190 NM WEST OF
GAMBELL AS A 990 MB LOW BY SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATES SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-292015-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-292015-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

UPDATED

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E... SE WIND
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-292015-
BRISTOL BAY-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-292015-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-292015-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-292015-
UNALASKA BAY-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING
TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-292015-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-292015-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-292015-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ175-292015-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-292015-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ177-292015-
ADAK TO KISKA-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ178-292015-
KISKA TO ATTU-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ179-292015-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-292015-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-292015-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-292015-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
1028 PM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AND PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$
575 
FZAK52 PAFC 291256
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 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.

PKZ199-300145-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATKA MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SAND POINT AT 975 MB LATE SUN NIGHT...THEN MOVES TO 150 NM
SOUTHEAST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT 976 MB LATE MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-300145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ155-300145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT BY MIDDAY. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20
KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS....VARIABLE WIND
10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ160-300145-
BRISTOL BAY-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-300145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. W OF PORT MOLLER...E WIND
25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING
TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-300145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-300145-
UNALASKA BAY-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-300145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-300145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT BY MIDDAY.
RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-300145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ175-300145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-300145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE EVENING.
SEAS 21 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ177-300145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ178-300145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ179-300145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-300145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...E
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...NE WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-300145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-300145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
356 AM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$
346 
FZAK52 PAFC 300004
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 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.

PKZ199-301245-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW NEAR NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 157 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT
977 MB MON AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 212 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT
AT 979 MB TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-301245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-301245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ160-301245-
BRISTOL BAY-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-301245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-301245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-301245-
UNALASKA BAY-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-301245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-301245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-301245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-301245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-301245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-301245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-301245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-301245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-301245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-301245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-301245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
304 PM AKST SUN NOV 29 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W WIND 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$
019 
FZAK52 PAFC 301242
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 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.

PKZ199-010145-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHEAST OF KING COVE MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 977 MB LATE MON NIGHT...THEN MOVES
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A STRONG FRONT ENTERS THE FAR WESTERN
BERING BY LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-010145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ155-010145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ160-010145-
BRISTOL BAY-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-010145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
7 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ170-010145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-010145-
UNALASKA BAY-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4
FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-010145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ173-010145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-010145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-010145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-010145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ177-010145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-010145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ179-010145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-010145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-010145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ185-010145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
342 AM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$
998 
FZAK52 PAFC 010025
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 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.

PKZ199-011330-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 975 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT MOVES TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATES BY TUE MORNING. A 995 MB LOW OFF NORTHERN JAPAN WILL
MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA AT 974 MB BY WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-011330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ155-011330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ160-011330-
BRISTOL BAY-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-011330-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8
FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 15 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ170-011330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25
FT DIMINISHING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ171-011330-
UNALASKA BAY-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-011330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 27
FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ173-011330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ174-011330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ175-011330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ176-011330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ177-011330-
ADAK TO KISKA-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ178-011330-
KISKA TO ATTU-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 17 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-011330-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ180-011330-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ181-011330-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ185-011330-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
325 PM AKST MON NOV 30 2015

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 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 Nov 28, 5:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 5:08 AM AKST, 9 hours 52 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
508 AM AKST SAT NOV 28 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH THAT HAS PERSISTED OVER THE EASTERN
BERING OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN IN PLACE
THIS MORNING. COLD AIR FROM THE BERING SEA CAN BE SEEN STRETCHING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THIS LOW INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC...AND
IS EVEN BEGINNING TO FIRE SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF AS WEAK
COLD AIR ADVECTION WITHIN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE
OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS WITH THIS LOW...YET ANOTHER SHORTWAVE IS
MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND BRINGING EXTENSIVE CLOUD
COVER AND RAIN TO MOST AREAS AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN WELL ABOVE
NORMAL...THOUGH MANY AREAS HAVE COOLED OFF SINCE YESTERDAY WITH
DIMINISHING WARM AIR ADVECTION AND SOUTHERLY FLOW. OVER THE
CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING SEA WIDESPREAD COLD AIR ADVECTION REMAINS
WITH PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW AND RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. THIS IS
BEGINNING TO DIMINISH HOWEVER OVER THE WESTERN BERING AS THE NEXT
FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS MOVED INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS OFF TO THE EAST TODAY...AND BRING AN END
TO MUCH OF THE COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER THE BERING BY THIS EVENING.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
AS IS TYPICALLY THE CASE IN PERSISTENT AND SLOWLY PROGRESSING PATTERNS
LIKE THE ONE WE ARE CURRENTLY IN...SYNOPTIC MODEL AGREEMENT
REMAINS VERY GOOD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS A RESULT THE HIGHER
RESOLUTION MODELS SUCH AS THE NAM AND GEM REGIONAL WERE PREFERRED
FOR THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS MORNING TO BETTER HANDLE GAP WINDS
AND PRECIPITATION THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH MAINLAND. OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS THERE ARE SOME RELATIVELY SMALL DIFFERENCES WITH THE
INTENSITY OF THE LOW MOVING INTO THE AREA FOR THIS WEEKEND...BUT
WITH COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE IN THAT AREA THE DEEPER GFS/EC
SOLUTIONS WERE USED TO BRING A SMALL INCREASE TO THE WINDS THROUGH
TONIGHT. THERE REMAINS VERY GOOD CONFIDENCE THAT THE MAIN IMPACTS
FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN TO THE WEST WITH A RIDGE
WELL TO THE EAST. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN SOUTHERLY
FLOW ALOFT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL...BUT THEY WILL SLOWLY DROP AS 500 MB HEIGHTS LOWER
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
ARE ALONG THE COAST WITH THE MOIST UP-SLOPE FLOW. INLAND AREAS
WILL GENERALLY HAVE ONLY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. THESE
SHOWERS WILL BE A LITTLE ENHANCED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WITH
THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH KODIAK ISLAND LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS
WILL ALSO HELP PRODUCE SOME RIDGING OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL
MAINLAND WHICH WILL END PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR INLAND AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE SOUTHWEST REGION WILL HAVE SEVERAL WAVES TRACK OVERHEAD THROUGH
THE WEEKEND ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM POSITIONED JUST
NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. THIS WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND RAIN
THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION. BY SUNDAY A WEATHER FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES AND GALE FORCE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BRISTOL
BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA REGION.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SEA WILL HAVE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
WHILE BEING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED
JUST NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND TODAY. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL
HAVE A STORM FORCE LOW TRACKING SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
WESTERN TO CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN RESULTING IN GUSTY GALE FORCE
SOUTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS. BY SUNDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL BE LOCATED NEAR ADAK WITH THE WEATHER FRONT LOCATED IN THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES TO THE BRISTOL BAY REGION AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW IN THE CENTRAL BERING/CHAIN AREA.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...

BEGINNING THE EXTENDED PERIOD ON MONDAY MORNING...A BROAD UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC AND BERING SEA WILL BE MAKING SLOW
EASTWARD PROGRESS...WITH A DEPARTING AND WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH
OVER EASTERN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE ASSOCIATED BERING FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...THEN MERGE
WITH A PREEXISTING CUTOFF LOW NEAR HAIDA GWAII. THE FRONT WILL
REACH GALE FORCE IS IT TRACKS INTO THE GULF...BUT THEN WEAKEN AS
IT MERGES WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED HAIDA GWAII LOW AS IT TRACKS
TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS RATHER COMMON SEMIPERMANENT BERING
LOW REGIME WILL FAVOR SHOWERY WEATHER ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS IN
THE GULF...WITH THE BULK OF COLD AIR REMAINING OVER THE BERING
SEA...WHICH IN ITSELF TENDS TO ENHANCE THE NORTH PACIFIC POLAR JET
STREAM. SOUTHCENTRAL WILL REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WEAKER
LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE TROUGH INTO THE GULF...WITH EAST TO
SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW FAVORING A RATHER DRAMATIC DOWNSLOPE
PRECIPITATION PATTERN ACROSS INLAND LOCALES. THE FIRST LARGE
BERING LOW WILL MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN BY LATE WEEK...ONLY TO BE
REPLACED AGAIN BY ANOTHER LARGE BERING LOW AS THE NORTH PACIFIC
JET STREAM MAKES SLOW EASTWARD PROGRESS HEADING INTO THE
WEEKEND...AND AS THE STOUT NORTHEAST PACIFIC RIDGE (THE CURRENT
SOURCE FOR THE VERY WARM PATTERN IN PLACE NOW) DEAMPLIFIES AND
WEAKENS. WHAT THIS MEANS...IMPACT WISE...IS THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR OUTBREAKS OR SIGNIFICANT INLAND STORMS...BUT
IT WILL RESULT IN A MODERATION OF THE VERY WARM TEMPERATURES
CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS EXTREMELY
HIGH WITH THE GENERAL PATTERN AND INLAND IMPACTS...AND MODERATELY
HIGH REGARDING WEAK LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE LARGER TROUGH AS THEY
TREK INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THESE DIFFERENCES...HOWEVER...ARE
NOT ALL THAT SIGNIFICANT UNTIL LATE WEEK.

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE WARNING 175 176 177 178

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DEK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...PLD
LONG TERM...JA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 days
Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Nov 28, 3:06 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC37 hr
Nov 28, 3:06 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC37 hr
Nov 28, 10:28 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC29 hr
Nov 29, 3:15 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 29, 3:25 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Nov 29, 3:25 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Nov 29, 3:56 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Nov 29, 3:56 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Nov 29, 2:57 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC13 hr
Nov 29, 2:57 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr

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Sources

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