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Gale Warning 263, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 1, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 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.  

$$
9 follow-up statements
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.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 031838 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
938 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

UPDATED ZONE 165

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
938 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
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.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 040056
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
85 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 
TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 981 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE 
TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 
TO 65 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. 

$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE
EVENING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT EAST OF ATKA ON
THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT BY LATE 
EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN 
ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 040234 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

CORRECTED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-041500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 
85 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE 
TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 981 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE 
TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE 
TO 65 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN 
NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. 

$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 
24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 
50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.
.THU...N WIND 30 KT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT EAST OF ATKA ON
THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT BY LATE 
EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN 
ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041306
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 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.

PKZ199-050300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 984 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT
MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THU MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 180 NM
SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES
INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING.
$$

PKZ150-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-050300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT.  
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT.  
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-050300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT.  
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...N WIND 30 KT.  
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-050300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N 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 Mar 1, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PERSISTS OVER EASTERN RUSSIA THIS MORNING AS AN
UPPER TROUGH DIVES SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE STATE. AN ELONGATED UPPER LOW
LIES BETWEEN 45 AND 50 N AND EXTENDS FROM JAPAN TO SOUTH OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. AT THE SURFACE...A WEAK SURFACE LOW IS OVER THE
BARREN ISLANDS...WITH A PAIR OF LOWS SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE LIES ACROSS THE STATE AND MOST
OF THE BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT. THE LOW OVER THE BARRENS
DISSIPATES LATER TODAY. STRONG COLD ADVECTION SWEEPS ACROSS WESTERN
AK AND INTO THE BERING TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE TWO LOWS SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS MIGRATE TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND
DISSIPATE SUN. THE NEXT PACIFIC LOW REACHES THE THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...COLD ADVECTION ON NORTHEAST FLOW WILL BRING SNOW
SHOWERS...MAINLY TO AREAS AWAY FROM THE ICE EDGE...THROUGH SUNDAY.
THE PRIBILOFS CAN EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN WINDBLOWN SNOW. AFTER
A BREAK SUN NIGHT...THE APPROACH OF THE NEXT LOW TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF
THE WEEK...WITH SNOW IN THE WEST AND SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN.

FOR SOUTHWEST AK...A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AS THE UPPER
WAVE MOVES TO THE BERING. SOME SNOW SHOWERS MAY BLEED ACROSS THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE AS PORTIONS OF THE DOUBLE LOW MOVE TOWARD BRISTOL BAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SUN AS THE LOW DISSIPATES
OVER THE KUSKOKWIM. DRY CONDITIONS SUN NIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY SNOW
SHOWERS INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK AS A FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...A FRONT MOVING TO THE NORTH GULF
COAST WILL BRING COASTAL SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUN MORNING...SOME OF
WHICH WILL REACH THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. OTHERWISE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
WILL REACH INLAND AREAS WEST OF THE TALKEETNAS. CONDITIONS WILL DRY
BENEATH A WEAK RIDGE THROUGH EARLY MON WHEN THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVES.
THIS AGAIN WILL BRING MAINLY COASTAL PRECIPITATION THROUGH MON
EVENING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH PLENTY OF SNOW SHOWERS.
OVER SW AK...FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE ON TUE WILL END SNOW SHOWER
ACTIVITY AS A DRY RIDGE BUILDS IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. EAST OF
THE AK RANGE... YET ANOTHER FRONT BRINGS PRECIPITATION TO THE COAST.
THIS SEEMS TO BE THE STRONGEST OF THE FRONTS THAT HAVE AFFECTED THE
AREA THIS WEEK...AND MEANS INLAND AREAS WILL ALSO RECEIVE
MOISTURE...PROBABLY IN THE FORM OF A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD THE
MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD 131 195
MARINE...GALES 130 140 150 160 170 172 176 179 180 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 140 141 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS MAR 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 29, 4:45 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC30 hr
Feb 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 29, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC20 hr
Mar 1, 10:45 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC28 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC39 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 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.