Gale Warning 282, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
256 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

CORRECTED TYPO

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WATER-VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SHORT-WAVE
TROUGH DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN ALASKA ON THE EAST SIDE
OF THE UPPER HIGH WHICH HAS BEEN PARKED OVER THE BERING STRAIT
FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORMING OVER THE
SOUTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WHICH IS FORCING A WEAKENING SURFACE
LOW JUST OFFSHORE OF KODIAK ISLAND SOUTHWARD AND PUSHING THE THE
REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT NORTHWARD TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THE SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WILL INTERACT WITH THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
TO PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT
AND THURSDAY.

CONDITIONS ARE BENIGN OVER THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS AT THE MOMENT.
HOWEVER...A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW OVER THE NORTH WEST PACIFIC
IS TRACKING TOWARD THE REGION. THIS LOW IS IN THE SWEET SPOT FOR
DEVELOPMENT IN BETWEEN TWO JET STREAKS AND IS EXPECTED TO BOTTOM
OUT AROUND 940 MB TONIGHT BEFORE THE PRIMARY SUBTROPICAL JET PASSES
TO THE SOUTH AND LOW BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH FRIDAY.
AFTER THIS POINT THERE ARE WILDLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS WITH HANDLING
OF THE NEXT LOW MOVING OUT OF THE PACIFIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A TREND TOWARD A STRONGER LOW...BUT TRACKS
ARE STILL ALL OVER THE PLACE. FOR NOW WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS
WITHOUT COMPLETELY INTRODUCING A STRONG LOW CENTER IN ANY PARTICULAR
LOCATION.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE REMNANTS OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVE
ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING RAIN AND SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOW WILL THEN DEVELOP OVERNIGHT OVER INLAND
LOCATIONS AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE TROUGH
WILL CROSS SOUTHCENTRAL THURSDAY AND EXIT TO THE EAST THURSDAY NIGHT.

FORCING WITH THIS EVENT IS WEAK TO MODERATE...SO GENERALLY EXPECT
LIGHT SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY ALONG AN
INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH AND IN THE REGION OF GREATEST VERTICAL
MOTION AHEAD OF THE DIGGING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. A STRONG RIDGE
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH...SO WILL SEE SOME AREAS
OF FOG DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL THEN REMAIN DRY
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THIS RIDGE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS THE UPPER TROUGH DROPS SOUTHWARD ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA THE RIDGE AXIS STEMMING FROM THE BERING STRAIT
HIGH WILL BE FORCED SOUTHWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL
PRODUCE WEAK COLD ADVECTION FROM THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO KUSKOKWIM
DELTA AND RESULT IN LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS. THIS RIDGE WILL THEN
CONNECT UP WITH A BUILDING RIDGE OUT AHEAD OF THE STRONG NORTHWEST
PACIFIC LOW TO FORM AN EVEN STRONGER HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER
WESTERN ALASKA LATE THURSDAY. THIS RIDGE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD A
BIT BY FRIDAY ALLOWING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE BERING
TO REACH THE SOUTHWEST COAST. THERE HAS BEEN A TREND IN THE MODELS
TOWARD THE RIDGE HOLDING IN PLACE FURTHER WEST...SO IT NOW LOOKS
LIKE THE FRONT WILL DISSIPATE ALONG THE COAST AND INLAND AREAS WILL
REMAIN DRY. BY THE TIME THE FRONT REACHES THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST
ON FRIDAY MODEL LOW LEVEL THICKNESSES SUPPORT ALL SNOW. THIS MAY
CREATE BLOWING SNOW ISSUES DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH OF THE FRONT
AT THAT TIME. WILL HAVE TO RE-EVALUATE THIS ONCE THE EVENT IS CLOSER.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...EVEN THOUGH THE PACIFIC LOW WILL BOTTOM OUT
NEAR 940 MB DO EXPECT WARNING LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS. THE
LOW ITSELF WILL TRACK MUCH SLOWER THAN THE FRONTAL SYSTEM SO THAT
THE WINDS IN THE COLD ADVECTION SECTOR OF THE STORM WILL WEAKEN
SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE TIME THE LOW ACTUALLY REACHES THE ALEUTIANS.
WINDS ALONG THE INITIAL FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST BELOW WARNING
LEVELS ALONG THE WESTERN-MOST ALEUTIANS. STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL INITIALLY PRODUCE MOSTLY RAIN AS THE FRONT CROSS THE ALEUTIANS
AND BERING SEA. HOWEVER...IT WILL BECOME OCCLUDE AS IT REACHES THE
EASTERN BERING SEA AND LIKELY RESULT IN RAIN AND SNOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS VERY LOW AS WE HEAD
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. AS MENTIONED ABOVE MODELS
DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY IN TRACK AND STRENGTH OF LOW MOVING OUT OF
THE NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. OVER THE
WEEKEND THE SOLUTIONS DIVERGE EVEN MORE WITH THE ECMWF TAKING
THIS LOW INTO THE GULF AND THE GFS TAKING IT TO THE BERING STRAIT.
THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT IN THE LONG-WAVE PATTERN AS WE HEAD
THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH A BROAD LONG-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA...WHICH WOULD SET UP A STORM TRACK FROM THE BERING SEA TO
MAINLAND ALASKA. THEREFORE...EVEN IF MAINLAND ALASKA STAYS DRY
THIS WEEKEND A CHANGE TO A MORE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS STILL
ON THE HORIZON.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...172 175 176 185.
         GALE WARNING...155 165 170 171 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB MAR 11