Storm Warning 97, NWS Anchorage, AK

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. 

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE SURFACE...A 974 MB STORM FORCE LOW IS MOVING NORTHEAST OVER
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT STRETCHING FROM THIS
LOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS BEGINNING TO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT IS FOCUS OF THE FORECAST TODAY.

IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA IS TRANSLATING
EASTWARD...AS A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH OVER THE BERING SEA MOVES IN
BEHIND THE RIDGE. A 160 KNOT JET LOCATED BETWEEN THESE SYSTEMS IS
TRANSPORTING WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO MAINLAND ALASKA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. SUBTLE
DIFFERENCES ARISE PERTAINING TO THE TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THE WARM
FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON. THE NAM CONTINUES TO
HINT AT A MORE ROBUST TROUGH FORMING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW...WHICH COULD HAVE LARGE IMPLICATIONS ON
PRECIP TYPE AND INTENSITY FOR THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THE GFS/NAM
SOLUTIONS WERE USED TO CONSTRUCT THE AFTERNOON FORECAST DUE TO
CONSISTENCY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
THE WARM FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL BRING A
MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. FREEZING RAIN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BRISTOL
BAY...BEFORE WARM AIR CHANGES PRECIP TO ALL RAIN. SNOW WILL
PREDOMINATE TO THE NORTH AND EAST...WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CONTINUING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. AS THE
FRONT MOVES NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA...COLD ADVECTION WILL CHANGE
PRECIPITATION BACK TO SNOW BY TOMORROW MORNING. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL INCREASE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE FRONT AS WELL...IMPACTING
COASTAL AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO NEAR
WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT...AND WILL NEED TO BE
CLOSELY MONITORED FOR A POTENTIAL WARNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO
LEAD TO AN ENHANCED THREAT OF STORM SURGE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING.

SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH
FRIDAY...AS PROGRESSIVE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN ISLANDS. THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN ISLANDS ON FRIDAY...BRINGING STORM FORCE WINDS AND MORE
PRECIPITATION AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD INTO THE BERING SEA.

SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...
THE STRONG WARM FRONT WILL BE THE MAIN WEATHER MAKER IN THE SHORT
TERM...WITH OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION IMPACTING THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...MAINLY NORTH OF TALKEETNA...WITH A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN
EFFECT. DUE TO STRONG WARM ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...PRECIPITATION SOUTH OF TALKEETNA AND THROUGH THE ANCHORAGE
BOWL WILL LIKELY BE A WINTRY MIX...WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIX EXPECTED
ALONG IMMEDIATE COASTAL LOCATIONS. DUE TO STRONG MOISTURE
TRANSPORT...SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO BE MODERATE OVER THE COPPER
RIVER BASIN MAINLY ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. AT THIS
TIME HAVE LEFT AN ADVISORY OUT...ALTHOUGH THE NIGHT SHIFT MAY WANT TO
REVISIT THIS ISSUE. AS AFOREMENTIONED...THE NAM CONTINUES TO SHOW A
MORE INTENSE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER THE GULF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
THIS TROUGH WOULD ACT TO INHIBIT THE TRANSPORT OF WARMER AIR FROM
TURNAGAIN ARM INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL...AS WELL AS INCREASE
PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL DUE TO ENHANCED DYNAMICS. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE
DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF THE TROUGH WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY
MONITORED TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. COLD AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ON FRIDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH. THIS WILL
BRING A BRIEF SHOT OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE MAINLAND FROM THE SOUTH
AND WEST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA ON SATURDAY...WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
EXPECTED. HIGHLY AMPLIFIED FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK...KEEPING THE LOW OVER THE BERING SEA. BOTTOM LINE...EXPECT
CONTINUED ACTIVE WEATHER OUT WEST WITH MORE TRANQUIL AND COOLER
CONDITIONS FARTHER EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HEAVY SNOW WARNING...145
         WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...151
         FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...161
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 132 140 155 160 165 170 171 172 175
                        176 180 352 411
         STORM WARNING...179 185 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

NRH MAR 09