Storm Warning 213, NWS Anchorage, AK

434 
FZAK52 PAFC 251434 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

UPDATED ZONE 155

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

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

PKZ199-260415-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 967 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA DISSIPATES LATE FRI MORNING.
A 957 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES 120 NM NORTHWEST OF
COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AT 957 MB THEN SHIFTS 100 NM NORTHEAST OF
CHIGNIK AS A 983 MB LOW SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW
FORMS 295 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING MOVES 270 NM SOUTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR AS AN ELONGATED 973 MB LOW BY SUN MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WRAPS BACK INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-260415-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.

$$

PKZ155-260415-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ160-260415-
BRISTOL BAY-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ165-260415-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING
SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ170-260415-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ171-260415-
UNALASKA BAY-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-260415-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ173-260415-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ174-260415-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-260415-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ176-260415-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-260415-
ADAK TO KISKA-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ178-260415-
KISKA TO ATTU-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING
SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ179-260415-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-260415-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ181-260415-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-260415-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

441 
FZAK52 PAFC 251434 CCA 
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

UPDATED ZONE 155

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

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

PKZ199-260415-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 967 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA DISSIPATES LATE FRI MORNING.
A 957 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES 120 NM NORTHWEST OF
COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AT 957 MB THEN SHIFTS 100 NM NORTHEAST OF
CHIGNIK AS A 983 MB LOW SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW
FORMS 295 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING MOVES 270 NM SOUTHWEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR AS AN ELONGATED 973 MB LOW BY SUN MORNING. THE
ASSOCIATED FRONT WRAPS BACK INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.

$$

PKZ150-260415-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND W...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT.
RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.

$$

PKZ155-260415-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

UPDATED

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
28 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ160-260415-
BRISTOL BAY-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ165-260415-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 60 KT BECOMING
SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W
OF PORT MOLLER...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ170-260415-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ171-260415-
UNALASKA BAY-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-260415-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
27 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ173-260415-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.

$$

PKZ174-260415-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT BUILDING TO 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 27 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.

$$

PKZ175-260415-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 75 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 30 FT SUBSIDING TO 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT
SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.

$$

PKZ176-260415-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 80 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
29 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
28 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ177-260415-
ADAK TO KISKA-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ178-260415-
KISKA TO ATTU-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING
SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.

$$

PKZ179-260415-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ180-260415-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ181-260415-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ185-260415-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
534 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

258 
FZAK52 PAFC 260013
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 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-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 954 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WEAKENS TO 974 MB SAT
AFTERNOON NEAR NELSON LAGOON AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA SAT NIGHT. A 983 MB LOW FORMS EARLY SAT MORNING 300 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND INTENSIFIES TO 968 MB SAT NIGHT 85 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ADAK. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON
175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.

$$

PKZ150-261245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM CHIRIKOF ISLAND N.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.

$$

PKZ155-261245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 30 KT
INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT.

$$

PKZ160-261245-
BRISTOL BAY-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ165-261245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ170-261245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 45 KT.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.

$$

PKZ171-261245-
UNALASKA BAY-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ172-261245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM DUTCH HARBOR E...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 24 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ173-261245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 29 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ174-261245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 26 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.

$$

PKZ175-261245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 29 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.

$$

PKZ176-261245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 24 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.

$$

PKZ177-261245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 21 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 30 KT.
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO
21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.

$$

PKZ178-261245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.

$$

PKZ179-261245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 35 KT.
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ180-261245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.

$$

PKZ181-261245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ185-261245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
313 PM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING
TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30
KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND N.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
514 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LEVELS...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED PATTERN HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED LOW
OVER THE WEST CENTRAL BERING IS EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE
ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL LOW CURRENTLY EXTENDS SOUTHEAST AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS BECOMING MORE NEGATIVELY TILTED. THE FRONT
IS ALSO CLEARLY EVIDENT ON SATELLITE IMAGERY AS THE TRANSITION
ZONE BETWEEN THE HIGH CLOUDS RAPIDLY MOVING NORTH AHEAD OF THE
FRONT TO RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES WITH MORE CONVECTIVE CUMULUS
BEHIND IT. THIS FRONT EXTENDS SOUTH WELL INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC.
THE STRONG DIVERGENCE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS CAUSING RAPID
CYCLOGENESIS JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. THE MERGING OF
THE TWO LOWS TONIGHT HAS BEEN THE FORECAST CHALLENGE.

THE DIGGING TROUGH AND FRONT OVER THE BERING AND NORTH PACIFIC AND
THEIR ASSOCIATED LOWS HAVE BROUGHT A SLUG OF WARM AIR NORTH ON THE
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...HELPING BUILD THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
NORTHWARD. ANCHORAGES 12Z SOUNDING HAD PEAK WINDS OF 140 KT AT 300
MB THIS MORNING...AS THE RIDGE PUSHED A DEVELOPING JET STREAK ON
THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE NORTH ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE
WARM AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIDGE HAS WARMED THE UPPER
LEVELS AT NEAR EXORBITANT RATES...AS BETWEEN ANCHORAGES 00Z AND
12Z SOUNDINGS...500 MB TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED BY A FULL 8C.

SURFACE ANALYSIS...FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...COLD POLAR AIR
REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS THE WARM AIR ALREADY
OVER THE ENTIRETY OF SOUTHCENTRAL HAS YET TO REACH THE SURFACE.
EVEN THE USUAL WARMER SPOTS LIKE KODIAK AND HOMER ARE BOTH BELOW
FREEZING. POLAR HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE INTERIOR IS THE
CULPRIT...KEEPING FRESH COLD AIR MOVING THROUGH ALL OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ON LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. THE LOW LEVELS OF THE
ATMOSPHERE REMAIN NEARLY SATURATED AROUND ANCHORAGE. DESPITE THE
VERY DRY LAYER OF AIR ABOVE THE INVERSION...THE MOISTURE HAS BEEN
CAUSING FLURRIES AROUND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. DUE TO THE NEARLY SATURATED
AIR NEAR THE SURFACE BEING ONLY ABOUT 1500 FEET THICK...NOTHING
HEAVIER THAN THAT IS POSSIBLE.

OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WARM AIR HAS BEEN STEADILY ADVANCING
NORTH INTO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...SUCCESSFULLY SCOURING OUT THE
COLD AIR THAT WAS THERE AS RECENTLY AS A FEW HOURS AGO. THE STRONG
WIND AND SNOW PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE THE COAST OF
THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY
SNOW WAS FALLING IN BETHEL AND ANIAK AS THE WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BERING STORM MOVED NORTH. FRICTION AND A WEAKENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT AS ONE GOES NORTH AND EAST ARE KEEPING THE STRONGER WINDS
TOWARDS COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND OUT OVER THE BERING.

OVER THE BERING...THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN IMPACTING THE BERING FOR
THE PAST FEW DAYS NOW CONTINUES TO DRIFT OVER THE WESTERN BERING.
WEST OF THE LOW...SHEMYA HAS BEEN REPORTING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH
WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY DROPPING BELOW A MILE IN SNOW. EAST
OF THE STORM...GUSTS HAVE REACHED 40 TO 45 MPH. ALSO TEMPERATURES
HAVE WARMED INTO THE 30S AND 40S AS WARMER PACIFIC AIR IS DRAWN
NORTHWARD.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

A WIDE SPREAD IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS REMAINS CONCERNING THE
EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE SECONDARY LOW HEADING FOR THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS/SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. A NUMBER OF THE MODELS BRING
THE CENTER OF THE LOW NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE
EASTERN BERING TOMORROW MORNING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO GO WITH THE
CENTER OF THE LOW REMAINING ALONG OR SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...REMAINING CLOSER TO THE UPPER LEVEL FORCING AND
BAROCLINICITY ALONG WHICH THE LOW FORMED. THIS SOLUTION IS CLOSER
TO THE ENSEMBLE MEAN OF THE MODELS. THE MODEL SPREAD IS
CONSIDERABLY LESS OVER THE GULF...AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE
LOW TRACKS ACROSS THE GULF AND ONTO THE COAST...REGARDLESS OF THE
TRACK OF THE LOW CENTER. CONFIDENCE REMAINS SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL
REGARDING THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...BUT HIGHER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A MUCH MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL RETURN TO SOUTHCENTRAL
AK ON CHRISTMAS DAY AS A STRONG WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
IN THE BERING SEA MOVES INTO THE GULF ACCOMPANIED BY STORM FORCE WINDS
AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE FELT OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
BEGINNING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS
THE FRONT ARRIVES ALONG THE GULF COAST...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO
THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN
DURING THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST AS TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY
RISE ABOVE FREEZING...BUT INLAND LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
ALL SNOW THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS ON THE ORDER
OF 14-30 INCHES LIKELY BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO
THE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS THAT WILL LIKELY RESULT FROM HEAVY
FALLING SNOW...STRONG GAP WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW ACROSS THE PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...FURTHER
REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS. GIVEN THE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL
IMPACTS THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THESE CONDITIONS...THE WINTER STORM
WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING WITH ISSUANCE OF
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. MEANWHILE...THE IMPACTS OF THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE MUCH MORE MINIMAL ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AK...WITH STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW KEEPING THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL AND THE MAT-SU REGION MOSTLY DRY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT.

&&

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

A POTENT WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON AS EVIDENT ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THE BRISTOL
BAY AREA AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAVE TAPERED OFF AS TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGUN TO
WARM NEAR FREEZING AND PRECIPITATION INTENSITY BEGINS TO DECREASE.
THE SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF
OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW TO CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA UNTIL
PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING. ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW (MIXED
WITH RAIN SOUTH OF BETHEL) WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE DELTA CHRISTMAS
DAY AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WIND OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH SOME
STRONGER GUSTS. HOWEVER...WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING NEAR
FREEZING...NEITHER BLOWING SNOW OR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

ATTENTION WILL TURN TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND BRISTOL BAY AREA
ON CHRISTMAS DAY AS A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL ACT
TO TIGHTEN THE AFOREMENTIONED PRESSURE GRADIENT EVEN MORE. THE
GRADIENT WILL ALIGN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA IN A FAVORABLE
SOUTHEAST DIRECTION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THAT WILL ALLOW WINDS TO
BLOWN STRONGLY THROUGH THE CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE TRACK OF THE LOW
BRINGS THE LOW NEAR COLD BAY...WHICH WOULD KEEP THE STRONGEST
WINDS EAST OF COLD BAY AND CLOSER TO THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS AND
FURTHER EAST. BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA AND PROVIDE THE
FAVORABLE EASTERLY DIRECTION TO LET WINDS BLOW THROUGH THE GAPS OF
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. WIND GUSTS OF 70 TO 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN EAST OF COLD BAY....THE GAPS OF THE
ALASKA RANGE AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE.

CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE LOW
NEAR COLD BAY SHIFTS SOUTH AND EAST AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL DOWN ON SATURDAY BUT
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

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

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH CHRISTMAS. THE STORM FORCE LOW OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA
WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE MERGING
WITH THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS INFLUX
OF ENERGY WILL CREATE A SWATH OF STORM FORCE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY AND THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING
LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE WEST
COAST. A LARGE SLUG OF WARM AIR WILL BE ADVECTED NORTHWARD LEAVING
MUCH OF THE BERING SEA TO SEE PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL. THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN ON THE COLD SIDE OF
THE LOW WITH GOOD COLD AIR ADVECTION COMING FROM RUSSIA WHICH WILL
KEEP THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AS SNOW. AS THE LOW BEGINS TO DROP
SOUTH LATE FRIDAY...CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE ACROSS THE
BERING SEA AS WINDS TAPER OFF AND PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO A
MORE SHOWERY REGIME.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN ACTIVE PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK WITH
MULTIPLE LOWS COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH BRINGING WARMER CONDITIONS
TO THE STATE. TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA LOOK TO BE AT OR ABOVE NORMALS FOR MUCH OF NEXT
WEEK. WITH THE MULTIPLE LOWS MOVING INTO THE AREA THERE IS
DISAGREEMENT AMONGST THE MODELS ON HOW THEY TRACK THROUGH THE AREA
AND HOW MUCH SNOW/RAIN THEY WILL BRING. BECAUSE OF THIS THE
ENSEMBLE MEANS WERE USED. THEY ARE MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THE
OPERATIONAL RUNS WITH THE LOW CENTERS SO EVEN THOUGH CONFIDENCE IS
LOW FOR SOME TIMING ISSUES WITH THE LOWS...THERE IS HIGHER
CONFIDENCE IN THE CONTINUING ACTIVE PATTERN.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING...161 181
         WINTER STORM WARNING...125
MARINE...GALE...120 125 136 137 139 141 171 179 181 185 412
         STORM...119 130-132 138 150 155 160 165
                 170 172-178 180 351 352 411 413 414
         HVY FRZG SPRAY 181 185.

&&

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
258 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0216 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ADAK STATION            51.84N 176.64W
12/25/2015  M107 MPH                            AK   AWOS

&&

JAHSENMA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
307 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0206 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PORT HEIDEN             56.96N 158.59W
12/25/2015  M72.00 MPH                          AK   AWOS

0216 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST ADAK STATION            51.84N 176.64W
12/25/2015  M107 MPH                            AK   AWOS

0258 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PLATINUM                59.01N 161.81W
12/25/2015  M71.00 MPH                          AK   AWOS

&&

KUTZ

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
313 AM AKST FRI DEC 25 2015

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0228 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PORT HEIDEN             56.96N 158.59W
12/25/2015  M74 MPH                             AK   AWOS

0240 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PLATINUM                59.01N 161.81W
12/25/2015  M74 MPH                             AK   AWOS

&&

KUTZ