Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 229, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 3 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 1:55 AM AKST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 291300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 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. PKZ199-010300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED LOW INTENSIFIES TO 970 MB FRI AFTERNOON 150 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES WEST. A LOW INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SAT MORNING 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR...ELONGATES...AND THEN WEAKENS TO 980 MB SAT NIGHT 250 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...WEST WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 010057 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 CORRECTS SEAS IN AREAS 179 AND 185 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 125 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010643 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 125 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 945 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 36 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 011300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. A 977 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 982 MB SUN MORNING 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO NIKOLSKI. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 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. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM. A 973 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN MORNING NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH SUN EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON NEAR COLD BAY. A 961 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB MON NIGHT 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA. A 985 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021431 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 179 AND 180. 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. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON NEAR COLD BAY. A 961 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB MON NIGHT 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA. A 985 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 030007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL WEAKEN TO 973 MB 70 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON THEN TURN WEST AND WEAKEN TO 987 MB 250 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING 994 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF DILLINGHAM TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-031500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-031500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-031500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. - $$ PKZ180-031500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-031500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW TO N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-031500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-031500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-031500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING IN ICE FREE WATERS TO 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031555 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 170 171 179 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 Feb 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 7:40 AM AKST, 15 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1240 PM AST THU FEB 28 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG CUT-OFF HIGH IS CENTERED OVER
FAR EASTERN SIBERIA AND SURROUNDED BY LARGE CLOSED LOWS OVER THE
EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA...SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK
ISLAND...AND JUST SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. THE RIDGE AXIS
IS ROTATING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA THIS MORNING...WHICH
IS ALLOWING POLAR AIR TO ADVECT SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA.
THERE IS ALSO A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE YUKON ACROSS
THE MIDDLE OF THE STATE TO THE BERING. THIS IS DROPPING SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE STATE. A STRONG 180 KT JET EXTENDING EASTWARD OUT OF
ASIA BETWEEN 40N AND 50N LATITUDE IS AMPLIFYING THE TROUGH SOUTHWARD
FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW. THIS TROUGH IS ALSO BECOMING MORE NEGATIVELY
TILTED...ROTATING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS. THE
AMPLIFICATION OF TROUGH IS PUSHING THE LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA EASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE A STRONG FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE KAMCHATKA LOW IS
SLOWLY MOVING NORTH AND EAST TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS...RESULTING IN
EASTERLY GALES ALONG THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA/KODIAK ISLAND IS SINKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD WHILE
OCCLUSION ROTATES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHCENTRAL. A WEAK LOW
HAS FORMED ALONG THE FORNT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THE FRONT AND
LOW ARE MAKING VERY LITTLE NORTHWARD PROGRESS DUE TO SHORT-WAVE
DROPPING SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHCENTRAL. THIS IS HOLDING PRECIPITATION
TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SNOW IS FALLING ON THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE
OF THE MAIN LOW...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. WINDS ARE
GENERALLY LIGHT...RESULTING IN LITTLE BLOWING SNOW AND ONLY
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO AROUND 3 MILES.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL WITH ALL MAJOR FEATURES
BUT SOLUTIONS QUICKLY DIVERGE. THERE CONTINUES TO BE DISAGREEMENT
OUT WEST IN DEVELOPMENT OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACKING OF THE
LOWS ALONG THE FRONT. NAM IS THE OUTLIER BECAUSE IT DOESNT EVEN
INDICATE A LOW WHERE THE OTHER MODELS DEVELOP A FAIRLY DEEP LOW.
TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WHICH IS A MIDDLE POSITION BETWEEN THE UKMET
AND ECMWF. ALL THE LOW POSITIONS ARE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS THAT THERE IS INITIALLY LITTLE IMPACT ON THE WIND FORECAST
OF STRONG EASTERLIES. AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE IMPACTS
BECOME GREATER AND FORECAST CONFIDENCE LOWERS. BACK OVER SOUTHCENTRAL
THE GFS IS MORE AGRESSIVE IN PUSHING PRECIPITATION FARTHER ONSHORE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
BASED ON SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGERY PREFER TO STICK CLOSER TO THE
NAM AND KEEP MOST OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST DUE TO
COLDER AND DRIER AIR ADVECTING IN FROM THE NORTH. DETAILS OF
IMPENDING COLD ADVECTION EVENT FOR THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN
BERING SEA REMAIN SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY SO WILL ONLY FINE-TUNE WINDS
AND TEMPERATURES. MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER LOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST AND TRACKING TOWARD THE ALASKA
PENINSULA ON SATURDAY. BECAUSE CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED ON A BLEND
OF SEVERAL PRIOR SOLUTIONS WILL GO AHEAD AND UPDATE TO REFLECT THE
LATEST GFS SOLUTION WITH THIS LOW.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE GULF FRONT WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT WHILE
THE FRONTAL LOW STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...IT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR PRECIPITATION TO
MOVE MUCH FURTHER ONSHORE DUE TO OPPOSING FORCE TO THE NORTH. COLDER
AIR WILL BEGIN TO ADVECT INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN MAINLAND
ON FRIDAY. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE STATE AND
THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY NIGHT AS SOUTHER STREAM
ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC KEEPS IT FROM CONTINUING
SOUTHWARD. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY...SENDING STRONG COLD ADVECTION SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA. GUSTY WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
THE USUAL STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. SINCE THE UPPER
TROUGH NEVER PUSHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THERE IS NOT ENOUGH UPPER
SUPPORT FOR WARNING LEVEL WINDS. HOWEVER...WILL CONSIDER WIND
ADVISORIES FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING
FRIDAY NIGHT. IT HAS NOT SNOWED IN A WHILE OVER MOST AREAS...SO DO
NOT EXPECT MUCH BLOWING SNOW.
THE DEVELOPING LOW ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST WILL TIGHTEN UP THE
GRADIENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT WILL BE
SLOW TO PROGRESS EASTWARD AS THE UPPER TROUGH AMPLIFIES AND THE
DEVELOPING LOW TRACKS BACK WESTWARD. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT WILL MAKE MORE PROGRESSION DUE TO UPPER JET ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THE TROUGH. EXPECT ANOTHER LOW TO FORM ALONG THE FRONT AND TRACK
TO SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY WHILE THE FRONT MOVES INTO
THE GULF. FLOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTH LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY PUTTING AN END TO
THE COLD ADVECTION WIND EVENT. THEREFORE...THERE WILL ONLY BE TWO
TO THREE DAYS OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WINDS BEFORE THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND MODERATES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...AS HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE SIBERIAN RIDGE WILL
GRADUALLY BE PUSHED WESTWARD AS SHORT-WAVES RIDE OVER TOP AND DOWN
ITS EASTERN SIDE. A LONG-WAVE TROUGH WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE BERING
SEA AND GRADUALLY AMPLIFY THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD WHICH IN TURN
WILL CAUSE A RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. EXPECT AN
ACTIVE STORM TRACK WITH MULTIPLE LOWS ROTATING AROUND THE BERING
TROUGH AND AFFECTING MOST OF ALASKA. THE PREDICTION OF INDIVIDUAL
STORMS IN THIS PATTERN IS VERY DIFFICULT SO WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL
GET CLOSER IN TIME BEFORE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
GALE WARNING 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 130 140 141 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Feb 29, 5:24 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 29, 8:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 29, 2:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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