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Storm Warning 79, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 23, 2008

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 23, 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.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 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 240050
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 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.

PKZ199-241500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH MON. 
A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 275 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE. A 968 MB LOW 500 NM
SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF 
SHEMYA AT 971 MB MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-241500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-241500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-241500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-241500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-241500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-241500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E WIND
20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. EAST OF ATKA...E
WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-241500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-241500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-241500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 241247
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
MONDAY NIGHT.  A 991 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA 
MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 241605 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 150 155 172 175 AND 176

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.

PKZ199-250300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
MONDAY NIGHT.  A 991 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL DISSIPATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A 973 MB LOW NEAR 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA 
MOVE TO 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
700 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES THIS
MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-250300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
700 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-250300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT.  
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-250300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-250300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.   

$$

PKZ170-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-250300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-250300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
700 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
700 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-250300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-250300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-250300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 250055
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 470 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 390 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 965 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 981 MB LOW MOVES TO 320 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TO 230 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT
982 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 300 NM
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY.

$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT.
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.

$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.

$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...ATKA WEST...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AROUND
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. EAST OF ATKA...SE WIND 15 KT
INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ATKA WEST.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS ATKA
WEST. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT
BUILDING TO 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 
KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST SUN FEB 24 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 251256
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB THEN DISSIPATES
TUESDAY NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ADAK MONDAY EVENING THE
MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AS 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 251543 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
640 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

UPDATE TO ZONES 172 175 AND 176
CORRECTION TO 160 HEADLINE

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.

PKZ199-260300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 967 MB LOW NEAR 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 300 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEAKENS TO 995 MB THEN DISSIPATES
TUESDAY NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR ADAK MONDAY EVENING THE
MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUESDAY NIGHT AS 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. GUSTS
TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.   

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
640 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 20 FT
ATKA WEST. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT...EXCEPT 20 FT ATKA WEST. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
640 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
640 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 260010
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR AT 983 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A SECONDARY 980 MB LOW MOVES
260 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY IN THE EVENING AND NEAR
THE COAST. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO N 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT.

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NORTHEAST
OF UNALASKA. FREEZING SPRAY ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...ATKA WEST...E WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. EAST OF ATKA...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AST MON FEB 25 2008

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS.  

$$
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 261253
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH
OF SAND POINT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 989 MB. A DEVELOPING 990 MB LOW 600
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH WEST OF KODIAK
ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS 987 MB.
$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG
THE COAST. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT.  
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW BERING SIDE...SNOW AND RAIN
PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT.  
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT.
SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
18 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AST TUE FEB 26 2008

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST SAT FEB 23 2008

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. THE
DIFFERENCES FROM YESTERDAYS RUNS IN THE LOW APPROACHING THE GULF
HAVE BEEN IRONED OUT. THE LOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA ON MONDAY HAS A
LITTLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MODELS BUT SINCE THE LOW WILL REMAIN
SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA THE DIFFERENCES WILL NOT
EFFECT THE FRONTAL AREA THAT WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
AND BE THE WEATHER PRODUCER THERE.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IN THE BERING SEA
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO A REX BLOCK THROUGH MONDAY. A THE SURFACE
THE HIGH PRESSURE IN NORTHWEST ALASKA WILL EXPAND AND COVER THE
INTERIOR OF THE STATE AS WELL. A LOW SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA IS
MOVING INTO THE GULF AND WILL MOVE JUST A LITTLE SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND MONDAY BEFORE DISSIPATING.
A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY

THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THIS FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA THAT WILL DISSIPATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER A NEW AND
STRONGER LOW BEHIND IT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME TRACK OF THE OLD LOW AND
THAT WILL KEEP THE FRONTAL ZONE NEARLY STATIONARY WHERE IT IS PUSHING
INTO THE BERING SEA RIDGE. THE MAIN JET STREAM IS AND WILL REMAIN
WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE BIGGEST AREA OF WEATHER IS IN THE CENTRAL
TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE FRONT. SNOW OR A RAIN
SNOW MIX WILL PERSIST IN THOSE AREAS.
AREAS OF FOG AND STRATUS IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA ARE LIKELY TO
DEVELOP AGAIN TONIGHT BUT MAY NOT BE AS EXTENSIVE AS THE GRADIENT
SHOULD INCREASE AS WELL.
KODIAK WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME SNOW SHOWERS AS THEY DEVELOP
UPSTREAM OF THE ISLAND. THIS SHOULD END BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE INTERIOR AND NORTHERN
BERING SEA WILL HELP KEEP THE WEATHER SYSTEMS ALONG THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS WEEKEND. THE GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SEE
SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS WEEKEND. THE NEXT
DEEPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF TUESDAY. EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO
DEVELOP THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS BY TUESDAY FROM THE TIGHT GRADIENT
DEVELOPING ALONG THE GULF COAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 150 155 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

FEB 08

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 22, 11:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 23, 11:00 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC10 days

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Sources

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