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Gale Warning 266, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 2, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
6 follow-up statements
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 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

PATTERN CHANGE IN PROGRESS THIS MORNING WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER THE
BERING AND RIDGING DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHEAST AK. AT THE SURFACE...A
LOW IS SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE. A WEAK WEATHER FRONT IS MOVING ONSHORE
ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE SUFFICIENTLY SIMILAR TO USE THE GFS IN THE FORECAST. ALL
AGREE THAT THE WEATHER FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST THIS MORNING...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING
NORTH OF THE AKPEN...AND THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MON AND INTO THE EASTERN BERING MON EVENING.
VARIOUS WAVES WILL THEN ROTATE AROUND THE BERING LOW INTO THE MIDDLE
OF THE WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST...NORTHEAST FLOW AROUND THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OFF THE ICE
EDGE. A BRIEF BREAK IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SECOND
ALEUTIAN LOW REPEATS THE PATTERN THIS EVENING THROUGH MON MORNING.
WARM ADVECTION OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AKPEN MAY CAUSE BLOWING
SNOW TO MIX WITH RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO MON...BUT NOT BEFORE THE
POSSIBILITY OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE AKPEN AND PRIBILOFS. AS
THE LOW MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE...COLD AIR SWEEPING AROUND
THE SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY THROUGH MID WEEK.

FOR SW AK...SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF FRONT WILL DIMINISH
THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN THE SECOND LOW ARRIVES IN THE ALEUTIANS ON MON A
WEAK FRONT WILL AGAIN BRING SHOWERS TO SW AK THROUGH TUE. ON TUE A
WAVE MOVING AROUND WHAT WILL THEN BE THE BERING LOW BRINGS WARM
ADVECTION AND RAIN AND SNOW TO THE AREA TUE. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED
DURING MID WEEK BY SIGNIFICANT DRYING.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF
FRONT WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. A WEAK WAVE MAY ALSO
TRIGGER SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THERE WILL
BE A BREAK FOR MUCH OF MON UNTIL AN IMPULSE FROM THE BERING LOW
BRINGS SOME LIGHT PRECIP TO COASTAL AREAS. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONT
ARRIVES TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED WITH RAIN ALONG THE COAST AND SNOW
SHOWERS INLAND.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...

IN THE WEST....TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK A LOW MOVES OVER THE AKPEN
WITH SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING. OVER SOUTHWEST
AK...THIS SAME SYSTEM ENDS THE WEEK WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. IN
THE EAST...FRONTAL PRECIPITATION GRADUALLY MOVES TO THE NORTHEASTERN
GULF THU WITH DRY CONDITIONS BUILDING INTO THE AREA FRI.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCHES 181 195
MARINE...GALES 130 132 150 155 165 170 179 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DS MAR 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC6 hr
Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC6 hr
Mar 1, 6:30 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC5 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 2, 9:37 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 2, 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.