Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 281, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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 16, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2011, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253 FZAK52 PAFC 161210 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS BY WED AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 938 MB WED EVENING 525 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 948 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
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284 FZAK52 PAFC 162312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
976 FZAK52 PAFC 170357 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 UPDATED ZONE 155 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. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
937 FZAK52 PAFC 170430 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 830 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 UPDATED ZONE 150 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 830 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
390 FZAK52 PAFC 171207 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG 937 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 948 MB 110 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 964 MB 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...40 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...40 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT EXCEPT 30 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$
707 FZAK52 PAFC 172333 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG 940 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 959 MB 290 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN BERING ON FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ADAK SAT MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 30 FT BERING SIDE...36 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 41 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 40 FT EXCEPT 30 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$
901 FZAK52 PAFC 181200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 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. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 949 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 969 MB 400 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING IN PLACE AND DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT . SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...43 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 40 FT EXCEPT 31 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
462 FZAK52 PAFC 182311 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 450 NM NORTH OF ATTU AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 963 MB SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN TO 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOME AT 975 MB SUN. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS WEST...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 60 KT BECOMING SW 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29 FT EXCEPT 21 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING SW 50 AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SOUTH AND EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND NORTH AND WEST...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 65 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT. EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND EAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$
497 FZAK52 PAFC 191208 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 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. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 977 MB 135 NM WEST OF NOME LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
557 FZAK52 PAFC 192036 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1230 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL DRIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN BEFORE DISSIPATING LATE SAT NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SAT EVENING AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 977 MB 135 NM WEST OF NOME LATE SUN NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 175 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 981 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 33 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 1230 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 60 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$
035 FZAK52 PAFC 192323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 962 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 969 MB SUN MORNING AND THEN MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AT 975 MB MON MORNING. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 60 NM EAST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 984 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT EXCEPT 23 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 29 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 65 KT BECOMING W 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 34 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 60 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$
064 FZAK52 PAFC 201201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF GAMBELL AT 978 MB TONIGHT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA. A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVES TO 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 987 MB MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-210300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-210300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-210300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-210300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-210300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-210300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-210300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$
701 FZAK52 PAFC 202255 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 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. PKZ199-211500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHWEST OF MEKORYUK MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT AT 980 MB MON MORNING. A COMPLEX 984 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 80 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-211500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-211500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-211500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-211500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-211500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 45 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-211500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-211500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
155 FZAK52 PAFC 211159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-220300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW NEAR GAMBELL MOVES TO THE CHUKCHI SEA THIS AFTERNOON. A 986 MB LOW 150 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 90 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES. $$ PKZ150-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-220300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-220300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-220300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-220300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-220300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-220300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-220300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-220300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-220300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
480 FZAK52 PAFC 212324 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 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. PKZ199-221500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... AN ELONGATED 987 MB LOW CENTERED 100 NM WEST OF ST PAUL ISLAND MOVES NEAR EMMONAK TUE EVENING AT 991 MB AND CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTH. A 999 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING MOVES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TUE AFTERNOON. A 1000 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND WED AFTERNOON STRENGTHENS TO 994 MB WED NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY. $$ PKZ150-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-221500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-221500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-221500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-221500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-221500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-221500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-221500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-221500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 TO 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-221500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 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 15, 12:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:30 PM AKDT, 15 hours 30 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1230 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...STRONG UPPER HIGH REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE BERING STRAIT THIS MORNING ALTHOUGH ITS INFLUENCED ON
THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS WANED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. A SERIES
OF UPPER LOWS HAVE SET UP SHOP SOUTH OF THE HIGH...ONE NEAR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA AND ONE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WITH A GENERAL WESTWARD
MOVEMENT...AND THEN ANOTHER JUST WEST OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVING
EASTWARD.
AT THE SURFACE A MODERATE STRENGTH LOW IS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS
THE GULF TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR SHOWS A SOLID
AREA OF PRECIPITATION PRIMARILY OFFSHORE. PRESSURE GRADIENT DRIVEN
GAP WINDS CONTINUE IN THE USUAL PLACES. THE LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW
WILL MAINTAIN A VERY DRY AIR MASS NEAR THE SURFACE AND LIMIT
PRECIPITATION ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST TO FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT
SNOW. KODIAK ISLAND ON THE OTHER HAND IS RIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE
LOW SO EXPECT STEADY SNOW TO DEVELOP AS WE HEAD INTO THE AFTERNOON.
OUT WEST A SURFACE LOW IS WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS TOWARD THE
ALEUTIANS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH JUST A FEW MINOR DIFFERENCES IN POSITIONS OF SYNOPTIC
FEATURES. RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY IS ALSO VERY GOOD.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE GULF LOW APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND
TONIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL
INTENSIFY. DO NOT EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
A BLIZZARD BUT THERE WILL BE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WITH STEADY SNOW ALL NIGHT WILL INCREASE
SNOW AMOUNTS. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR THE FREEZING
MARK WHICH SHOULD KEEP AMOUNTS BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...ALTHOUGH
HIGHER ELEVATION AREAS MAY COME VERY CLOSE TO THE 6 INCH ADVISORY
THRESHOLD TONIGHT. THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL INITIALLY REMAIN
RIGHT ON THE PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM...SO PRIMARY IMPACT WILL
BE CLOUDS. HOWEVER...AN UPPER LOW WILL FORM OVER THE SOUTHERN
GULF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND HELP PUSH THE REMNANTS OF THE
OCCLUDED FRONT ONSHORE. THUS...EXPECT AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW
ALONG COASTAL SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY A TROUGH WILL DIG DOWN FROM THE NORTH BRINGING A CHANCE
OF SNOW TO THE REST OF SOUTHCENTRAL. IF IT DOES SNOW EXPECT IT WILL
BE LIGHT AND SHORT-LIVED AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES QUICKLY THROUGH.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE COME CLOUDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF LOW THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THERE COULD
EVEN BE A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...SOUTHWEST
ALASKA WILL REMAIN DRY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE RIDGE TO THE
NORTH.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...UPPER LOW NEAR THE PRIBILOFS WILL TRACK
WESTWARD ACROSS THE BERING SEA WHILE THE LOW CURRENTLY WEST OF
THE ALEUTIANS TRACKS EASTWARD AND WEAKENS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.
THE BIG STORY THOUGH IS THE MAJOR LOW WHICH WILL DEVELOP OVER
THE PACIFIC TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE BERING BY FRIDAY.
THE SIZE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE HUGE WITH A ROUGH APPROXIMATED
AREA OF INFLUENCE OF 2500 MILES NORTH TO SOUTH AND 2500 MILES
EAST TO WEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THE SOUTH TO WEST SIDE OF
THE LOW WILL OCCUR WHEN THE LOW IS STILL OVER THE NORTHWEST
PACIFIC...SO DO NOT EXPECT WARNING LEVEL WINDS. THE FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL MOVE FAR OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW FROM THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA FRIDAY...WITH WINDS
EXPECTED TO MAX OUT AT STORM FORCE. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE AIRMASS
ALONG THE FRONT WILL BE TOO WARM FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...BUT
THIS WILL NEED TO BE RE-EVALUATED AS WE GET CLOSER.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A RIDGE WILL BUILD OUT AHEAD OF THE RAPIDLY
INTENSIFYING NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW ON WEDNESDAY AND THEN MERGE
WITH THE HIGH OVER THE BERING STRAIT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...
CREATING A VERY HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS DIFFER ON THE EASTWARD
PROGRESSION OF THIS RIDGE...AND THUS ON WHETHER THE FRONT EVER
MAKES IT ANY FURTHER THAN SOUTHWEST ALASKA BEFORE FALLING APART.
THERE IS EVEN LARGER DIFFERENCES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS WITH HANDLING
OF NEXT LOW MOVING UP FROM THE PACIFIC OVER THE WEEKEND. BOTTOM
LINE THOUGH...THIS MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE WILL LIKELY BRING A RETURN
OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION BACK TO MAINLAND ALASKA SOMETIME LATE
THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
GALE WARNING...172.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 11The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr |
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