FZAK52 PAFC 152357
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST
OF COLD BAY SAT AFTERNOON AT 991 MB AND THEN MAINTAIN STRENGTH AS IT
MOVES INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF OF ALASKA SUN.

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PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

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PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

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PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

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PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT
MOLLER EAST...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

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PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT.  

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PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT
BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S 30
KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

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PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

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PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

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PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

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PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

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PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT.  

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PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 15 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

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