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Storm Warning 153, NWS Anchorage, AK

November 23, 2015

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Nov 23, 2015, 3:52 AM AKST. It was in force for 72 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2015, 3:52 AM AKST (12:52 UTC)
Expired
Nov 26, 2015, 3:45 AM AKST
In force
72 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

826 
FZAK52 PAFC 231252
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 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.

PKZ199-240145-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 967 MB LOW 325 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK TO 60 NM SOUTH
OF GAMBELL AT 977 MB TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE
CHUKCHI SEA AT 993 MB TUE NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 970
MB TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-240145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-240145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT EXCEPT 21 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 40 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO
11 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ160-240145-
BRISTOL BAY-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ165-240145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS
23 FT EXCEPT 16 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ170-240145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-240145-
UNALASKA BAY-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ172-240145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ173-240145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-240145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24
FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.

$$

PKZ175-240145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 55 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 31
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ176-240145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 33
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ177-240145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
33 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ178-240145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-240145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT BUILDING TO 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ180-240145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS
19 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-240145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-240145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
352 AM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 45 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$
5 follow-up statements
405 
FZAK52 PAFC 240011
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 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.

PKZ199-241330-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A LARGE 970 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL
MOVE NEAR WALES AT 988 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE NORTH INTO
THE CHUKCHI. A 989 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT LATE TUE
NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND AT 990 MB
WED AFTERNOON. ANOTHER 967 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE
TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 175 NM WEST OF AMCHITKA AT 961 MB WED
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-241330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-241330-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT DURING THE
EVENING. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ160-241330-
BRISTOL BAY-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-241330-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-241330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
16 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-241330-
UNALASKA BAY-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-241330-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-241330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT EARLY BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-241330-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 33 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-241330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-241330-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-241330-
ADAK TO KISKA-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 EARLY DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-241330-
KISKA TO ATTU-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 50 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-241330-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-241330-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 20 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-241330-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT TOWARD MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-241330-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
311 PM AKST MON NOV 23 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 40 KT EARLY BECOMING NW 45 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON...EXCEPT SW 40 KT IN THE MORNING E OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$
756 
FZAK52 PAFC 241241
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 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.

PKZ199-250115-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTH OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB AS IT
MOVES NORTH INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 969 MB LOW 400 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TONIGHT WILL TRACK TO 25 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK
AT 965 MB WED NIGHT. A 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 25 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SITKINAK AT 996 MB WED.

$$

PKZ150-250115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ155-250115-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ160-250115-
BRISTOL BAY-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ165-250115-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-250115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-250115-
UNALASKA BAY-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-250115-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ173-250115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-250115-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ175-250115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-250115-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ177-250115-
ADAK TO KISKA-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ178-250115-
KISKA TO ATTU-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ179-250115-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ180-250115-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 40 KT IN THE MORNING N OF CAPE
NEWENHAM. SEAS 16 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ181-250115-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ185-250115-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
341 AM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$
798 
FZAK52 PAFC 250005
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 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.

PKZ199-251300-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF DIOMEDE WILL MOVE INTO THE CHUKCHI
SEA TUE NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND WED
MORNING MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 973 MB LOW
375 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT MOVES TO 200 NM
SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AT 969 MB WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 971 MB THU AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-251300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10
KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-251300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-251300-
BRISTOL BAY-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-251300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 25 KT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-251300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-251300-
UNALASKA BAY-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-251300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-251300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EARLY BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-251300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ175-251300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-251300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT
BUILDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT EARLY BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-251300-
ADAK TO KISKA-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 45 KT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-251300-
KISKA TO ATTU-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING N 50 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ179-251300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-251300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-251300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-251300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
305 PM AKST TUE NOV 24 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$
440 
FZAK52 PAFC 251247
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 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.

PKZ199-260145-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 993 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 967 MB THU MORNING...
THEN MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-260145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 16 FT.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-260145-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W
OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 11 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ160-260145-
BRISTOL BAY-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-260145-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ170-260145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ171-260145-
UNALASKA BAY-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT TOWARDS MORNING.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ172-260145-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-260145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 40
KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ174-260145-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ175-260145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ176-260145-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-260145-
ADAK TO KISKA-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ178-260145-
KISKA TO ATTU-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ179-260145-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
9 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-260145-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE
NEWENHAM.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE
NEWENHAM.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-260145-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ185-260145-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
347 AM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$
736 
FZAK52 PAFC 260020
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 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.

PKZ199-261245-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 993 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTH OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN GULF BY THU MORNING. A 971 MB LOW 360 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 967 MB THU MORNING...
THEN MOVES TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 973 MB FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-261245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14
FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.

$$

PKZ155-261245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ160-261245-
BRISTOL BAY-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ165-261245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ170-261245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ171-261245-
UNALASKA BAY-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ172-261245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT BY MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ173-261245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ174-261245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-261245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ176-261245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. RAIN.
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ177-261245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ178-261245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ179-261245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-261245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
N OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ181-261245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ185-261245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
320 PM AKST WED NOV 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Nov 22, 5:03 PM AKST, 10 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 5:03 PM AKST, 10 hours 49 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
503 PM AKST SUN NOV 22 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING IS A
VERY LARGE STORM FORCE LOW CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE WESTERN
TIP OF THE ALEUTIANS. THE LOW HAS FULLY OCCLUDED WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE ESTIMATED TO BE DROPPING BELOW 970 MB. THIS HAS CAUSED
THE FORWARD MOMENTUM OF THE LOW TO STALL. HOWEVER THE OCCLUDED
FRONT IS SPREADING NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS. OBSERVED WINDS (VIA SATELLITE BASED SCATTEROMETER AND
THE FEW OBSERVATION PLATFORMS OUT THAT WAY) ARE ON THE STRONG SIDE
OF ALL THE GUIDANCE. IN FACT...ADAK REPORTED A SINGLE WIND GUST
TO HURRICANE FORCE (65 KT) JUST PRIOR TO PASSAGE OF THE OCCLUDED
FRONT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM IS LEADING TO MUCH MORE
AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL FLOW... WITH A RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE
EASTERN BERING AND TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS WILL ULTIMATELY
LEAD TO TRANSPORT OF WARMER AND MOISTER AIR TO THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND.

MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT-WAVE TROUGH IS TRACKING FROM
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TODAY. THE AIR MASS WITH
THIS WAVE IS WEAKLY UNSTABLE AND THE CHARACTER OF PRECIPITATION
IS SHOWERY (AS SEEN IN RADAR IMAGERY). THE TROUGH AXIS HAS A WEAK
NEGATIVE TILT TO IT BUT THE BUILDING RIDGE UPSTREAM RIDGE IS
BEGINNING TO OVERTAKE THE NORTHERN END OF THIS SHORT-WAVE. THIS
IS CAUSING IT TO BECOME MORE NEUTRALLY TILTED...WHICH MEANS IT IS
WEAKENING WITH TIME.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE RECENT TRENDS WITH HANDLING OF THE MAJOR STORM SYSTEM
CROSSING THE BERING SEA THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS REMAIN THE SAME...
STRONGER AND SLOWER. BASED ON WIND VERIFICATION (AS MENTIONED
ABOVE) WILL GENERALLY MAKE USE OF THE STRONGEST GUIDANCE...WHICH
IS LARGELY THE GFS MODEL. THE SLOWER EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE
OCCLUDED FRONT IS LARGELY REFLECTED WELL IN CURRENT FORECAST FOR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA. HOWEVER...IT NOW APPEARS THE DEEP MOISTURE OUT
AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL TAKE MORE TIME TO REACH THE WESTERN GULF
TO COOK INLET AND SUSITNA VALLEY CORRIDOR. BASED ON THIS TREND AND
THE MODEL SPREAD IN ARRIVAL OF THE DEEPER MOISTER...FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IN THE PRECIPITATION FORECAST OVER SOUTHCENTRAL HAS
DROPPED TO BELOW AVERAGE. PRIOR TO THAT...THERE ARE ALSO SOME KEY
DIFFERENCES WITH WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC LIFT OUT AHEAD OF THE
FRONT ON MONDAY. THIS CREATES AN ESPECIALLY TRICKY FORECAST FOR
THE ANCHORAGE AND MAT-SU AREAS. WITH A DEEP COLD AIR MASS IN PLACE
IT APPEARS THERE IS ENOUGH OVERRUNNING TO WARRANT LIKELY
POPS...SO WILL GENERALLY TREND TOWARD THE HIGHER POP/QPF
GUIDANCE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY CROSSING SOUTH CENTRAL
ALASKA AND WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT. SNOW FALL
ACCUMULATIONS FROM BOTH THE INITIAL DISTURBANCE ITSELF AND POST
FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 2 INCHES ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES WHERE
THE POST FRONTAL SHOWERS WILL BE MOST OROGRAPHICALLY FAVORED.

FOLLOWING THIS TROUGH AND THE A SURFACE LOW CROSSING THE GULF
TONIGHT A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN
RESPONSE TO THE VERY DEEP LOW TRACKING INTO THE BERING. DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS FOR PATCHY FOG AND AREAS OF LOW STRATUS FORMING
OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING ALONG AND NEAR COOK INLET AND IN THE
MATANUSKA AND SOUTHERN SUSITNA VALLEYS BENEATH THE BUILDING RIDGE.

OVERRUNNING FROM THE STRONG FRONT PUSHING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL BEGIN SPILLING OVER THE ALASKA RANGE AND PUSHING INTO WESTERN
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF
LIGHT SNOW. SNOW FALL WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE INTENSITY UP THE
SUSITNA VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT AS MID LEVEL SOUTHERLY UP-VALLEY FLOW
STRENGTHENS. ELSEWHERE SNOW WILL MIX OVER TO RAIN AS TEMPERATURES
WARM AND/OR GET DOWNSLOPED OUT AS THE SOUTHEASTERLY GRADIENT
TIGHTENS OVER THE AREA. SOUTHEAST WINDS THROUGH TURNAGAIN ARM AND
OTHER FAVORED GAPS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. ON TUESDAY SNOW IN THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE OVER
TO RAIN...HOWEVER HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTH OF
TALKEETNA TOWARDS THE PARK WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND LIFT
CONTINUING TO INCREASE SNOW FALL RATES.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE MAJOR BERING SEA STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS A WARM FRONT BRINGS A VERY
BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW FOLLOWED BY MUCH WARMER AIR AND A CHANGEOVER
OR MIX WITH RAIN BY MID-MORNING MONDAY. AT THE INITIAL ONSET OF
SNOW ALONG NORTH COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...A BRIEF
PERIOD OF NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE WITH SNOWFALL AND
STRONG WINDS. GIVEN THE BREVITY OF THE POTENTIAL WHITE-OUT
CONDITIONS...A BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOT NECESSARY AT THIS
TIME...BUT WILL STRESS BRIEF AND LOCALIZED LOW VISIBILITIES ALONG
THE NORTHERN COAST IN THE AFTERNOON ZONE FORECAST PACKAGE.
OTHERWISE...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND
RAIN AND/OR RAIN/SNOW MIX EXTENDING WELL INLAND AS THIS FRONT
STALLS OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM RIVER REGIONS LATE
MONDAY THROUGH MID-WEEK.

THE OTHER MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR HIGH SURF CONDITIONS FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BEGINNING WITH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE AROUND
MIDDAY MONDAY. CURRENT GUIDANCE SUGGESTS SEAS REACHING 2 TO 4 FEET
ABOVE MAX ASTRONOMICAL TIDE FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE HIGH TIDE
CYCLES NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. HAVE THEREFORE ISSUED A COASTAL
FLOOD ADVISORY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON TUESDAY TO COVER
THESE TIDE CYCLES.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE POWERFUL LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN THE
DOMINANT FEATURE IN THE BERING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE STORM
FORCE FRONT MOVES GRADUALLY EASTWARD. MOST LOCATIONS IN THE BERING
ALONG THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY FLIRT WITH HITTING HIGH WIND
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE EXPOSED COMMUNITIES EXPOSED TO GAP
WINDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...COLD ADVECTION AND VERY LOW STABILITY
ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MEAN
THAT THERE WILL BE VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS OVER A LARGE
PORTION OF THE REGION FROM THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TONIGHT AND MOVING NORTHEAST TO THE PRIBILOFS MONDAY BEFORE
CONTINUING TO WEAKEN. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT WINDS WILL
APPROACH WARNING LEVEL OVER PARTS OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
BETWEEN SHEMYA AND ADAK TONIGHT...WILL NOT BE ISSUING A HIGH WIND
WARNING AT THIS TIME AS THE AFFECTED AREA IS LARGELY UNPOPULATED.
HOWEVER...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR
ADJACENT MARINE AREAS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

&&

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

THE APPROACH OF THE REMNANTS OF IN-FA SIGNALS A MAJOR PATTERN
CHANGE ALONG WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY...AT LEAST OUT
WEST. IT WILL BEGIN WITH LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
TAKING AIM AT THE AKPEN AND FINALLY MOVING INLAND LATE THU. THIS
WILL ASSIST IN THE BREAKDOWN OF A WEAK BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. THE EC AND GFS HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MOVEMENT
WITH THIS FEATURE...BUT WPC UTILIZED ENSEMBLES AND OPERATIONAL
MODELS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION WHICH BEGINS WITH A FAIR AMOUNT
OF EC. THIS FORCES THE RESIDUAL RIDGE OUT OF THE WAY..AND ALLOWS A
FASTER EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE EX-IN-FA LOW SO IT CROSSES
FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND REACHES SOUTHWEST AK
EARLY SAT. YET ANOTHER LOW WILL THEN MOVE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS SAT
THROUGH SUN.

IN THE EAST EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AS
THE FIRST LOW MOVES TO THE SOUTHERN END OF SHELIKOF STRAIT INTO
THE WEEKEND. AS THE WARM AIR MASS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INITIAL LOW
MOVES OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON SOUTHERLY FLOW...RAIN WILL AFFECT
THE COAST AND INLAND THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH A MIX OF RAIN
AND SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. IN THE
WEST EXPECT GALES NEAR THE AKPEN DURING THE WEEKEND...AND THEN
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AS THE STRONG EX-TYPHOON MOVES ACROSS THE
ISLANDS AND THE BERING...FOLLOWED BY A SECOND LOW IN ITS WAKE.

CONFIDENCE IS DECENT THAT THIS SCENARIO WILL BE A WIND AND RAIN
MAKER OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS AS WELL AS THE GULF COAST.
WHETHER PRECIPITATION REMAINS LIQUID OVER INTERIOR ZONES REMAINS
UNCERTAIN.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...WSW(SNOW) 145, COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY 155.
MARINE...HURRICANE FORCE 177 178.
         STORMS 170 172 173 174 175 176 179 185 411 412 413 414
         GALES 130 131 132 138 139 150 155 160 165 171.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...SB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC
LONG TERM...DS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 22, 3:18 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Nov 22, 3:18 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Nov 22, 3:25 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Nov 22, 3:25 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Nov 22, 8:31 PM AKSTHigh Surf AdvisoryAFC39 hr
Nov 23, 3:43 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Nov 23, 3:52 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Nov 23, 3:52 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC11 hr
Nov 23, 3:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC11 hr
Nov 23, 3:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Nov 23, 9:40 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC8 hr

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Sources

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