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Storm Warning 84, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 20, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 20, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 22, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

352 
FZAK52 PAFC 202317
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

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.

PKZ199-211400-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON THEN WELL SOUTH OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A 962
MB LOW 950 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 550 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA BY MON AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  AREAS OF
FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE DURING THE MORNING.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS BUILDING 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-211400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF OF SAINT 
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
5 follow-up statements
232 
FZAK52 PAFC 210045 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

CORRECTED ZONE 176

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.

PKZ199-211400-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 976 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTH OF
DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON THEN WELL SOUTH OF AREA SUN NIGHT. A 962
MB LOW 950 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 550 NM WEST
OF SHEMYA BY MON AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  AREAS OF
FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF
FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. BERING SIDE...E
WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE DURING THE MORNING.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-211400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-211400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF OF SAINT 
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF
FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
580 
FZAK52 PAFC 211137
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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.

PKZ199-220200-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH MON
NIGHT. A 974 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 775 NM
SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN EVENING AT 996 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 
967 MB LOW 650 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 425 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA BY MON NIGHT AT 983 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-220200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-220200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO
40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$
567 
FZAK52 PAFC 212356
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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.

PKZ199-221400-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH 
TUESDAY THEN WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
70 NM EAST OF ATKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE 
COAST.
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-221400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR
THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-221400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-221400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-221400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-221400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-221400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.  
.MON NIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13
FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-221400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING.
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 20 FT FROM SHEMYA W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 50 KT...DIMINISHING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM
SHEMYA W. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
$$

PKZ185-221400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25
KT TOWARDS MORNING. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
$$

PKZ179-221400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$
044 
FZAK52 PAFC 221151
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

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.

PKZ199-230200-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH
TUE...THEN WEAKEN TUE NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS MONDAY TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON
AND STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 100 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-230200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-230200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-230200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-230200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-230200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ170-230200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-230200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-230200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-230200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-230200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-230200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-230200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$
618 
FZAK52 PAFC 222349
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

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.

PKZ199-231400-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN THROUGH TUE. A
WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WED. A 998 MB LOW
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT 200 NM NORTH OF AMCHITKA TUE MORNING AND
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 988 MB 100 NM SOUTH OF PRIBILOFS WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-231400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-231400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN
THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-231400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-231400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-231400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND DURING 
THE EVENING. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...FROM UNALASKA W...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-231400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-231400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING
THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE
WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-231400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING.
SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-231400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-231400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 22 2010

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY 
FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Mar 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKDT SAT MAR 20 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
PRETTY GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT EARLY ON WITH DIFFERENCES BEGINNING TO
BECOME APPARENT AT ABOUT 60 HOURS. PREFERENCE MORE NAM FOR FIRST
COUPLE OF DAYS. FROM 60 TO 84 HOURS LEANED TOWARD THE GFS OUT WEST
AND THE ECMWF IN THE GULF. CHANGES TO EXISTING FORECAST WERE
MINIMAL.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
UPPER RIDGE STRETCHED NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE. UPPER TROUGH
ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WITH ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AND A RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL/EASTERN BERING SEA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
EXPECT BASICALLY DRY CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD AND THE WEST COAST TROUGH WEAKENING.
THE RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA WILL ALSO SHARPEN UP AS A DEEP LOW
DEVELOPS NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA.

SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND BRING
MOISTURE NORTHWARD ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL USHER IN A
DECENTLY STRONG TO THE NORTHERN GULF MONDAY NIGHT. ALTHOUGH THE
HIGH OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL WEAKEN...SOME RESIDUAL "RIDGINESS"
WILL LINGER OVER THE STATE KEEPING THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE CONFINED
TO COASTAL AREAS. FURTHER WEST...A FAIRLY STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE KAMCHATKA LOW WILL CROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ON MONDAY
AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ON TUESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 170 172 176. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 21, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 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.