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Gale Warning 450, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 2, 2005

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 47 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2005, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
47 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 030027
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW AT ABOUT 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW AT 205 NM
NORTH NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND DROP SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS MON.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.   
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT.   
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-031500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 030137 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
440 PM AST SAT APR 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 996 MB LOW AT ABOUT 160 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN AND
MOVE TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE SAT NIGHT. A 1000 MB LOW AT 205 NM
NORTH NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO A TROUGH AND DROP SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS MON.
$$

PKZ150-031500-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.   
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT.   
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-031500-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
440 PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 031211
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ199-040200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1001 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE
NEAR COLD BAY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE NEAR ADAK THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA MONDAY NIGHT. A 983 MOVE LOW NEAR 530 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA MONDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 265 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT
AS 977 MB.
$$

PKZ150-040200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  
CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-040200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-040200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-040200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-040200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-040200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 032309
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 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.

PKZ199-041400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1006 MB LOW ABOUT 115 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING
WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING TUE AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT WILL
MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING.
THIS FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND WEAKEN LATE TUE
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-041400-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041400-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041400-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041400-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041400-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.    
.WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT.     

$$

PKZ170-041400-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041400-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041400-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041400-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041400-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041400-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.   

$$

PKZ179-041400-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT SUN APR 3 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041201
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. 984 MB LOW NEAR 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 972 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 385 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT WEAKEN TO 981 MB
TUE NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-050200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-050200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-050200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-050200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-050200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 


$$

PKZ179-050200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041324 CCA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

CORRECTED AREA 8

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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. 984 MB LOW NEAR 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 972 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 385 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT WEAKEN TO 981 MB
TUE NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-050200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-050200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-050200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-050200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-050200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 


$$

PKZ179-050200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041328 CCB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

CORRECTED AREA 14

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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE NIGHT. 984 MB LOW NEAR 670 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA WILL DEEPEN TO 972 MB TUE MORNING AS IT MOVES TO 385 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA. THE LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY BUT WEAKEN TO 981 MB
TUE NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-050200-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-050200-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-050200-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-050200-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050200-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050200-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-050200-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 


$$

PKZ179-050200-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042303
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 350 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA AT 973 MB TUESDAY MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN WEAKENS TO 984 MB
AND MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A
SECONDARY 986 MB CENTER MOVES TO NEAR ATKA ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND
WEAKENS TO 990 MB WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-051400-
AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO
CASTLE CAPE
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA  CASTLE
CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051400-
AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT.    
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT.  
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-051400-
AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.   

$$

PKZ171-051400-
AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-051400-
AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT.   
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT MON APR 4 2005

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 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 Apr 2, 10:10 AM AKST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 10:10 AM AKST, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1005 AM PM AST SAT APR 2 2005

PARTLY SUNNY SATURDAY THEN AN INCREASING THREAT OF SNOW SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY. UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE SEWARD PENINSULA WILL ELONGATE SOUTHWARD
TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY SUNDAY EVENING. INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT EAST OF 160W WILL OPEN UP THE GULF AND GIVE AN INCREASED CHANCE
OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHERN ZONES MAINLY FROM THE ALASKA RANGE EASTWARD,
AND ALONG THE COAST FROM THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA TO YAKUTAT
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

GOES IMAGERY SHOWS A VERY WEAK FRONT FROM TANANA SOUTHWARD WITH
CLOUDS ENHANCING ALONG THE AK RANGE INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. LIGHT
SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED AT MCGRATH, STONY RIVER LODGE AND EVEN
SKWENTNA. LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES MAY SHOW UP ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY
BY THIS EVENING FROM WILLOW TO CANTWELL. THIS AREA OF LIGHT
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND AS UPPER DYNAMICS IMPROVE AND BY SUNDAY
EVENING THERE WILL BE A FAIR CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW FROM NORTHERN COOK
INLET AND THE MAT/SU VALLEYS SOUTHEAST ACROSS PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO
CORDOVA WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. AT THIS POINT AMOUNTS WILL
NOT BE SIGNIFICANT.

PRETTY MUCH FOLLOWING GFS MODEL WITH DEVELOPING STORM CURRENTLY SOUTH
OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW DEEPENS TO 970 MB AND MOVES TO 48N
145W BY MONDAY EVENING. FROM THIS POINT ON MODELS WEAKEN THE SYSTEM
AND MOVE IT NORTH ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WEDNESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IF MODELS ARE CORRECT THEN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MAY
SEE MORE SNOW DURING THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

OUT WEST..THE ARCTIC FRONT TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS LATTER
TODAY AND THIS EVENING FOR INCREASED SNOW AND WIND AGAIN THERE AS
COLDER AIR FOLLOWS IN BEHIND. THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS WILL
REMAIN IN A BLUSTERY AND SNOWY MODE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF DAYS. A
BREAK AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SHOULD QUIET THINGS DOWN LATE MONDAY
AND TUESDAY BUT BY MONDAY NIGHT GALES AND POSSIBLY STORM FORCE WINDS
SWEEP ACROSS MARINE AREA 13 WEST OF ADAK. STRONG JET PROGRESSES FRONT
EASTWARD WITH WIND RAIN AND SNOW REACHING NIKOLSKI AND UNMAK ISLAND
BY TUE EVENING. SNOWY AND BLUSTERY PATTERN CONTINUES OUT IN THE
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH A HINT OF A BREAK
BY THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER RIDGE DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE AREAS 12 AND 13.

PERCY APR 05

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC47 hr
Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days

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