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Gale Warning 286, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 19, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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
Mar 19, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2006, 11:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200011
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM TONIGHT. A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN
NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 200819 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1120 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

UPDATED ZONE 170

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 983 MB LOW WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM TONIGHT. A WEAK
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SUN
NIGHT AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP NEAR SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
1120 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT BERING
SIDE. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN WITH SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN MAR 19 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 201258
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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 990 MB LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
MON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING BY TUE
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON NIGHT. A
1005 MB LOW FORMS ALONG THE FRONT TUE NIGHT 150 NM NORTH OF
AMCHITKA.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5
FT. 

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210026
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM NORTH
OF SHEMYA TUE AND MOVE TO 460 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA BY WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THOUGH CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 210713 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1015 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

UPDATED ZONE 150

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 989 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH
THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 80 NM NORTH
OF SHEMYA TUE AND MOVE TO 460 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA BY WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1015 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 60 KT THROUGH CHANNELED
TERRAIN. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. 
SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 20 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211302
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS TUE NIGHT
200 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT 250 NM
WEST OF GAMBELL.
$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.


$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211427 AAA
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

UPDATED ZONES 165 170 171

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...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS TUE NIGHT
200 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT 250 NM
WEST OF GAMBELL.
$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.


$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 211611 AAB
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

AMENDED ZONES 150 AND 155

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...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WEAKENS OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY WED AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW DEVELOPS TUE NIGHT
200 NM NORTHWEST OF AMCHITKA AND WEAKENS TO 1010 MB WED NIGHT 250 NM
WEST OF GAMBELL.
$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
700 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
700 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.


$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT.  
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
530 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 220047
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING THROUGH WED
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK WED NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 170 NM NORTHEAST OF ADAK AT 1008 MB THU
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.  
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST TUE MAR 21 2006

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 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 SUN MAR 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...

UPPER LEVEL LOWS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE NORTHERN BERING THIS
MORNING...WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THESE LOWS ACROSS WESTERN
ALASKA AND KODIAK...AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SOUTH TO 40 N. THESE
FEATURES ARE SURROUNDED BY HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES OVER THE SOUTHEAST
AND NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. AT THE SURFACE...THE DOMINANT
PLAYERS ARE A PAIR OF LOWS WHICH VIRTUALLY COVER THE BERING AND
NORTHERN GULF...WITH A WEAKER LOW JUST SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN MERGING THE ALEUTIAN LOW WITH THE
BERING LOW...AND THEN BRINGING THE BERING LOW INTO WESTERN ALASKA
TODAY. THE GULF LOW MOVES INTO THE GENERAL AREA OF WESTERN PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUND LATER THIS MORNING WHERE IT PERSISTS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. BY TONIGHT BOTH LOWS MERGE OVER THE AKPEN BEFORE MOVING
BACK INTO THE GULF MON. THE LOW THEN MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE
NORTH PACIFIC ON WED. WHILE ALL THIS IS HAPPENING...A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE BERING BY WED.

IN THE EAST...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW MOVE INTO
THE NORTH GULF COAST TODAY. WIND ACROSS THE CHUGACH IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN THIS MORNING AND ALLOW FOR SNOWFALL FOR THE ANCHORAGE ZONE.
THIS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOWS MIGRATE INLAND AND MERGE.
LIGHT SNOW SHOULD FALL OVER MOST OF THE EASTERN DOMAIN AND PERSIST
UNTIL THE LOWS MIGRATE BACK INTO THE GULF ON MON. LINGERING SNOW
SHOWERS SHOULD END BY WED.

IN THE WEST...AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING FOLLOWED BY SNOW AS THE LOW
MOVES ONSHORE TODAY. VERTICALLY STACKED LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS WILL KEEP SNOW FALLING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH
MONDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF WILL KEEP
SHOWERS ON UPWIND SIDES OF MOUNTAINS UNTIL LATE MON WHEN MOISTURE IS
FINALLY EXHAUSTED. THE BERING SEA RIDGE FINALLY CUTS OFF ANY
LINGERING PRECIPITATION WHEN IT MOVES INLAND TUE.

OVER THE ALEUTIANS...STRONG WEST WIND AND SHOWERS SHOULD PERSIST OVER
THE CHAIN TODAY. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST...NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE EASTERN ISLANDS OVERNIGHT
BEFORE BECOMING ISOLATED. THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT...FROM A KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA LOW...WILL BEGIN TO BRING GALES TO WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
ISLANDS MON AFTERNOON INTO WED.

IN THE EXTENDED...SEVERAL FRONTS FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW...WITH GALES
AND PRECIPITATION...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING TOWARD THE
WEEKEND. THE BERING SEA RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE STATE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS EAST OF
THE ALEUTIAN AND ALASKA RANGES.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 185
         STORMS 120
         GALES 150 155 160 165 170 171 172 176 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS MAR 06

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 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.