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Small Craft Advisory 239, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2005, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2005, 11:00 PM 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 200049 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 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. PKZ199-201500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE W COAST OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY SUN NIGHT. A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL RAPIDLY WEAKEN TONIGHT BUT A LOW ON THE FRONT WILL DEVELOP TO 990 MB WELL S OF ADAK BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-201500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE..VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ170-201500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON AND THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 201158 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER ALASKA WILL SLOWLY BUILD INTO ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND PRIBILOFS SUNDAY NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-210300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-210300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-210300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210059 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 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. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THE WESTERN BERING SEA TUE MORNING. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 210714 CCA CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH MON. A RAPIDLY WEAKENING LOW WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY ON TUE AROUND 1000 MB. $$ PKZ150-211500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-211500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-211500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 .TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 10 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 20 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 211203 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 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. PKZ199-220300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. A 990 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF KODIAK MON NIGHT WILL WEAKEN INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON. A 1003 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM NORTHWEST OF PORT HEIDEN TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-220300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-220300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-220300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-220300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 212359 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-221500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LOW WILL MOVE WEST INTO BRISTOL BAY AT 1002 MB ON TUE WEAKENING TO 1007 MB OVER THE PRIBILOFS ON WED. A SECONDARY LOW WILL DEVELOP ON AN ASSOCIATED FRONT TO 1010 MB NEAR SAND POINT WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-221500- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-221500- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ170-221500- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 21 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 221157 CWFALU SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 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. PKZ199-230300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL THEN FORM INTO A 1004 MB LOW NEAR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND TUE NIGHT AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE PERIOD. $$ PKZ150-230300- AREA 5A. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SOUTH 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-230300- AREA 5B. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-230300- AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-230300- AREA 6B. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-230300- AREA 8. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ170-230300- AREA 12A. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230300- AREA 12A1. UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-230300- AREA 12B. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-230300- AREA 13A. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-230300- AREA 13B. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-230300- AREA 14. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-230300- AREA 15. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 22 2005 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AST SAT MAR 19 2005 .DISCUSSION... .ANALYSIS...STRONG CONCENTRIC UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS PROVIDING ANOTHER CALM AND CLEAR NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. 1029 MB SURFACE HIGH LOCATED NEAR AUGUSTINE ISLAND AND A 1045 MB HIGH CENTERED OFF THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST. WITH STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND LIGHT WINDS TEMPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND HAVE COOLED TO SINGLE DIGITS TO THE 20S. CLOSED LOW NEAR 44N 169W IS SINKING SOUTHWARD AND OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER CENTRAL BERING HAS FALLEN APART. THERE ARE STILL A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE AKPENN AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS ALONG WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS AND FOG. THERE IS A DRYING TREND OVER THE EASTERN BERING AS RIDGE MOVES WESTWARD AND LOW SOUTH OF ALEUTIANS MOVES FARTHER AWAY. A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING FROM A 973 MB LOW OVER KAMCHATKA IS TRACKING TOWARD THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .SOUTHERN MAINLAND FORECAST...MODELS REMAIN IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT AND WIND EVENT LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK FOR SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. UPPER HIGH WILL RETROGRADE WESTWARD AND ELONGATE NORTH-SOUTH OVER THE BERING SEA TODAY AND SUNDAY. A STRONG SHORT-WAVE WILL THEN DROP SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A DEEP LAYER OF ARCTIC AIR. MODELS INDICATE SOME BAGINESS OVER THE GULF AS THIS SHORT-WAVE DROPS SOUTHWARD BUT DO NOT ACTUALLY DEVELOP A SURFACE LOW UNTIL SUNDAY AND QUICKLY TRACK THIS SOUTHWARD. THE MAIN LOW IS OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WITH A HIGH CENTERED NORTH OF THE STATE. THE UPPER JET CURVING AROUND THE UPPER HIGH (CENTERED OVER THE BERING) IS NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE AT 95 KTS OR SO. FLOW ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE IS INITIALLY PERPENDICULAR BUT QUICKLY VEERS TO A MORE EASTERLY COMPONENT ON SUNDAY NIGHT AS SHORT-WAVE MERGES WITH SOUTHEAST ALASKA LOW AND ELONGATES EAST-WEST. ALL THIS EVIDENCE POINTS TO A 12 TO 18 HOUR EVENT OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE DAY SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST WINDS EXPECTED THOMPSON PASS/COPPER RIVER DELTA/MATANUSKA VALLEY/BROAD PASS. EXPECT HIGH END ADVISORIES IN THESE LOCALS. WILL PUT LOW END ADVISORIES FOR VALDEZ/COPPER RIVER BASIN/SUSITNA VALLEY/ANCHORAGE. STRONGEST WINDS FOR ANCHORAGE ZONE WILL OCCUR ALONG KNIK ARM. AS ADVERTISED THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 1 NM AT TIMES. WILL ISSUE A WSW TO HIGHLIGHT THIS WIND EVENT FOR THE HIGH POPULATION AREAS. EXPECT A QUICK WARMING UP THROUGH MID WEEK AS CLOSED LOW MOVES TO THE BERING AND SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW DOMINATES ACROSS THE REGION. THE EXTENDED IS A FLIP FROM YESTERDAY. INSTEAD OF RIDGE SETTING BACK UP OVER WESTERN CANADA THE GFS IS INDICATING RIDGE HOLDING OVER THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND SHORT-WAVES DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS ALASKA ALONG WITH COLD AIR. HAVE VERY LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS. BERING SEA REGION FORECAST...UPPER RIDGE WILL PROVIDE DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. CLOSED LOW WILL THEN MOVE FROM GULF TO BERING MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS BUT NO MAJOR STORMS. WESTERN BERING FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN GRIND TO A HALT AS IT NEARS THE UPPER RIDGE. A LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT BUT REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AS THE BERING RIDGE RETROGRADES EVEN FURTHER WESTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. EXTENDED LOOKS WETTER AS UPPER LOW SETS UP SHOP OVER THE BERING. HOWEVER...DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY MAJOR STORMS ON THE HORIZON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...WIND ADVISORY 101 111 121 131 135 141 145 191. MARINE...GALES 2B1 2C 2C4 3A 3C 4 5A 13B. SEB MAR 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 19, 4:15 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 67 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.