Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2005
Gale Warning 382, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2005, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251324 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 MARINE 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. PKZ199-260300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT MORNING. A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS WILL DEVELOP AND DISSIPATE OFF THE WESTERN CAPES FRI EVENING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 988 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 180 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 105 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-260300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER NOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-260300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-260300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-260300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-260300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-260300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-260300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SOUTH 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-260300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-260300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-260300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-260300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-260300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 260026 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 130 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA SAT AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 320 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT AS A 984 MB LOW. A 992 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 230 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON AS A 989 MB LOW AND TO VICINITY COLD BAY AS A 988 MB LOW SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-261500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-261500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-261500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ180-261500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 10 FT. $$ PKZ170-261500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-261500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ175-261500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-261500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-261500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-261500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 25 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261305 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE 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. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-270300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261432 CCB CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 530 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 CORRECTED 6A 8 12A 12A1 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-270300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WITH A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO 190 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE WILL DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MERGE WITH THE DISSIPATING LOW IN BRISTOL BAY SAT NIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF KLAWOCK SUN NIGHT AT 983 MB. $$ PKZ150-270300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-270300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-270300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-270300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-270300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-270300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-270300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-270300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-270300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-270300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-270300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-270300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270002 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 MARINE 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. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 550 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM W OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 100 NM NE OF ADAK AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 175 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE IN THE GULF SUN. ANOTHER 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 225 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270034 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 UPDATED AREA 15 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 550 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM W OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 100 NM NE OF ADAK AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 175 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE IN THE GULF SUN. ANOTHER 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 225 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 270135 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE 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. PKZ199-271500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 550 NM W OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 350 NM W OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AT 986 MB THEN WEAKEN TO 100 NM NE OF ADAK AT 992 MB MON AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 175 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE NEAR SITKINAK ISLAND SUN MORNING THEN DISSIPATE IN THE GULF SUN. ANOTHER 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 225 NM NW OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-271500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-271500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-271500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ165-271500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-271500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-271500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-271500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-271500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-271500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 26 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271253 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT AT 992 MB. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271355 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 500 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 CORRECTED 12B MARINE 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. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT AT 992 MB. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 500 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN HTE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 271530 AAA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 UPDATED AREA 13B MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-280300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR MON NIGHT AT 992 MB. A 976 MB LOW 150 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KING SALMON SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ150-280300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-280300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ165-280300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-280300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-280300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-280300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ172-280300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 500 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-280300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-280300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 630 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-280300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-280300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 272358 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 MARINE 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. PKZ199-281500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MON AFTERNOON AT 991 MB AND INTO THE GULF TUE. A 976 MB LOW NEAR KING SALMON WILL MOVE INTO THE COOK INLET REGION SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-281500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-281500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-281500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-281500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-281500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-281500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-281500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-281500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU AND FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-281500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-281500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-281500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-281500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 27 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 24, 8:45 AM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 8:45 AM AKST, 14 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM AST THU MAR 24 2005 .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE BERING SEA WITH A WEAK RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. JET ORIENTED ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE INTO DENALI WITH AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT. ANOTHER FEATURE PAIRED WITH THIS IS A SURFACE LOW OVER BRISTOL BAY SPREADING SHOWERS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA. SOME OF THESE ARE BRIEFLY INTENSE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE LOW AND ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. THE BOUNDARY AND LOW TO SLIP EAST A BIT AS A RIDGE AMPLIFIES IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS IS DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA. THE BOUNDARYS PROGRESSION IS HELD BACK AS WELL BY A UPPER LEVEL/SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT AMPLIFYING THE RIDGE OVER EASTERN ALASKA. PRECIP WILL RUN INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY THOUGH. HAVE INTRODUCED A SNOW ADVISORY THERE...AS SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO END THERE FOR AWHILE ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION...THE JET EXITS INTO CANADA FRIDAY NIGHT WEAKENING THE BOUNDARY TOMORROW. AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY NIGHT...COLD AIR IS PUSHED UP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH A BIT FILTERING OVER INTO SOUTH CENTRAL. WITH THE OTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING NORTH IN THE GULF...EXPECT THE TWO UPPER LEVEL LOWS TO SYNC UP WITH A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH DEVELOPING BY SATURDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUNDAY. A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE GULF SATURDAY AND INLAND SUNDAY. THE MODELS DIFFER ON THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW AT THIS TIME. SO...CONFIDENCE ON THE EXACT SNOWFALL IS LOW. HOWEVER...IT WILL SNOW THIS WEEKEND OVER MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA. THE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ON THIS SINCE ALL MODELS DO BRING THE LOW INTO A FAVORABLE LOCATION OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AT SOME POINT THIS WEEKEND. IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT WILL STOP SNOWING OVER BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EVENTUALLY...THE SNOW WILL WRAP BACK INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AROUND THE UPPER LEVEL LOW SUNDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW FURTHER WEST A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN TONIGHT THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN AS IT HITS THE RIDGE. ANOTHER...BUT STRONGER...FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND BREAK DOWN THE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING. A SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT IN THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY SATURDAY EVENING AND FEED INTO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW BY SUNDAY. A SERIES OF SHORT WAVE TROUGHS WILL WORK OUT OF THE KAMCHATKA LOW AND FEED INTO THE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE EXTENDED...THE WESTERN GULF UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORCED NORTH AS THE LOW NEAR THE POLE DROPS INTO THE BERING STRAIT BY MID WEEK. THE KAMCHATKA LOW AT THIS SAME TIME IS FORCED INTO THIS POLAR LOW AS ANOTHER LOW RAMPS UP INTO KAMCHATKA. THE POLAR LOW DROPS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY THURSDAY WITH A KAMCHATKA LOW. A RIDGE WILL BE PREVALENT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. UNSETTLED AND COLD WEATHER OVER THE INTERIOR MUCH OF THE MAINLAND AS A RESULT. THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN SHOULD BE COLD OVER THE EAST AND MILD CENTRAL AND WEST. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...NONE FIRE WEATHER...NONE JN MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days |
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