Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 271, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
192 FZAK52 PAFC 032334 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM NORTHWEST OF NOME THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .WED...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE. AREAS OF FOG. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 3 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 041233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER THE BERING STRAIT THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041302 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 CORRECTED 160 COASTAL WATERS 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- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 200 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WED NIGHT AT 974 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES OVER THE BERING STRAIT THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY NOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIVALINA THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. A 985 MB LOW 645 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 050158 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 UPDATED ZONES 170 171 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 280 NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR KIVALINA THU NIGHT AT 983 MB. A 985 MB LOW 645 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 45 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE. W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 455 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT...SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...SUBSIDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 051238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY MOVES INLAND NEAR POINT HOPE THU NIGHT. A 985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI WILL DEVELOP A WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
167 FZAK52 PAFC 060038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES NEAR ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AND GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR ON SUNDAY. AT 996 LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING MOVES OVER NIKOLSKI LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 993 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071441 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 265 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 370 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO AMCHITKA ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 992 MB. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO ST PAUL MON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. SEGUAM ISLAND WEST...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-090200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVES 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. MATTHEW TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 995 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING MOVES OVER ST. PAUL MON MORNING AT 988 MB BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW AROUND 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW ABOUT 230 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 165 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO GAMBELL TUE. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 3, 2:49 PM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 2:49 PM AKST, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKST SAT JAN 31 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL WITH THE OVERALL PATTERN
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE BIGGEST ITEM TO WATCH IS THE LOW MOVING INTO THE
GULF OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IT ELONGATES AS THE TRIPLE POINT
DEVELOPS AHEAD OF THE MAIN LOW AND THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT AS TO
HOW THIS WILL DEVELOP. THE GFS BRINGS THE MAIN LOW NEAR YAKUTAT
SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER WEAKENING THE TRIPLE TO A TROUGH ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST. THE NAM ECMWF AND UKMET ALL FAVOR SPLITTING THE ENERGY
WITH THE TRIPLE POINT REMAINING A DISTINCT LOW ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. THIS NAM ECMWF UKMET SOLUTION LOOKS BETTER NOT ONLY DUE TO THE
AGREEMENT OF THREE MODELS BUT DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VERY COLD AIR
TO THE WEST. THIS PATTERN TENDS TO STRENGTHEN LOWS ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND DOWNPLAYING IT AS THE GFS DOES IS NOT AS LIKELY.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM
THE NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS IS FORCING
THE JET STREAM SOUTH OF MOST OF THE AREA. THE 250 MB JET IS NORTHWEST
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND THEN CONTINUES UNTIL NEAR 35N 165W
WHEN IT TURNS SHARPLY TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN CLIPS THE SOUTHEAST
GULF. THE JET WILL AMPLIFY AS THE TROUGH REMAINS DEEPLY DUG TO THE
SOUTH AND THEN WILL FORM A CUT OFF LOW WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA ON
TUESDAY. THE SURFACE FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS UPPER LOW IS A LOW
SOUTH WEST OF KODIAK ISLANDS THAT WILL BE ELONGATING ALONG A TRIPLE
POINT AND MOVING INTO THE GULF OVERNIGHT.
FARTHER WEST THERE IS A STRONG LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN INTO THE 940S AS IT MOVES NEAR
THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE WEATHER SYSTEMS SOUTH
OF THE AREA THE BIG CONCERN TURNS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FOG AND LOW
STRATUS. THE BERING SEA IS MOSTLY COVERED WITH STRATUS THAT IS
PUSHING ONTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIANS ISLANDS BRINGING SOME
LIGHT SNOW TO THESE AREAS. THERE IS AN OPEN AREA NEAR ST PAUL ISLAND
DUE TO THE NEARBY ICE EDGE.
THE COOK INLET AREA MAY ALSO SEE SOME STRATUS OR FOG OVERNIGHT. THE
FOG THAT DEVELOPED SATURDAY MORNING WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A FIRM HOLD
AS IT PRECIPITATED OUT IN FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOWFALL WHERE IT
DEVELOPED. THIS WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LONG TERM WILL SEE THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
RETROGRADE TO WESTERN ALASKA WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STORMS INTO
THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA. AS THE FRONTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE LOWS MOVE TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THEY WILL MOST LIKELY DEVELOP
TRIPLE POINTS ALONG THEM WHICH WILL DIVERT MOST OF THE WARMER AIR
FROM PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EASTWARD FROM THE MIDDLE TO LATER PARTS OF
NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 155 172 175
STORM 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JAN 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:13 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:48 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:37 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:23 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 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.