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Small Craft Advisory 161, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 1, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2011, 11:00 PM AKST
In force
55 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

645 
FZAK52 PAFC 020028
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU.

$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF COLD BAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WED WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...WEST OF AMCHITKA PASS...SE WIND 30 KT. EAST OF AMCHITKA
PASS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
FT. 
.THU NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
10 follow-up statements
728 
FZAK52 PAFC 020709 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU.

$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF COLD BAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...WEST OF AMCHITKA PASS...SE WIND 30 KT. EAST OF AMCHITKA
PASS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
FT. 
.THU NIGHT..VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
509 
FZAK52 PAFC 020713 CCB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU.

$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE
COAST. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. EAST OF COLD BAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. FROM ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...WEST OF AMCHITKA PASS...SE WIND 30 KT. EAST OF AMCHITKA
PASS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3
FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$
518 
FZAK52 PAFC 021242
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL DRIFT INTO THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA WED. A 1002 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU.
$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. EXCEPT N WIND 10 KT EAST OF THE ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. EXCEPT SE 10 KT WEST OF THE ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$
790 
FZAK52 PAFC 030030
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND DISSIPATE
FRI.

$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND.  
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 180. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND WEST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$
512 
FZAK52 PAFC 030259 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
558 PM AKST WED MAR 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND DISSIPATE
FRI.

$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
558 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND.  
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR UNIMAK PASS. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF 180. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 180. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT FROM SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND WEST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$
606 
FZAK52 PAFC 031257
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 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.

PKZ199-040300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND DISSIPATE
FRI.
$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
575 
FZAK52 PAFC 031910 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

UPDATED ZONES 179 185

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.

PKZ199-040300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A
WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AND DISSIPATE
FRI.
$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.  FREEZING
SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21
FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
1010 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
980 
FZAK52 PAFC 040016
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 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.

PKZ199-041500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 993
MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 987 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A
977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH AND
EAST OF SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF
SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF 180. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
732 
FZAK52 PAFC 040038 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

CORRECTED ZONE 185

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-041500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 993
MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 987 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A
977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH AND
EAST OF SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF
SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF 180. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$
566 
FZAK52 PAFC 040754 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1100 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

UPDATED ZONES 165 180 

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-041500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE FRI. A 993
MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 987 MB FRI MORNING AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A
977 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH AND
EAST OF SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF
SAND POINT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE
COAST. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
1100 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.

.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
1100 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT WEST OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT EAST OF 180. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THERE IS A BIT OF
UNCERTAINTY IN THE GULF BY THURSDAY AS A LOW MOVING IN FROM THE
SOUTHEAST BECOMES A BROAD COMPLEX LOW. AS IS TYPICAL WITH THESE
SYSTEMS THE MODELS ALL TRY TO RESOLVE WHERE EACH INDIVIDUAL WEAK LOW
WILL DEVELOP AND THEY SELDOM AGREE UNTIL IT STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE.
THIS WILL IMPACT MOSTLY THE KODIAK AREA AS THERE COULD BE SOME SNOW
INVOLVED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE EMBEDDED LOWS...BUT DETAILS
ARE HARD TO SEE AT THIS TIME.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE WEATHER MAP LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO
THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE OMEGA BLOCK PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE STATE
TODAY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. THE
UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE REMAIN DUE
NORTH TO SOUTH AROUND THE RIDGE BUT HAVE DIMINISHED FROM A FEW DAYS
AGO. THE MAIN JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE
SURFACE HIGH REMAINS OVER THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE AND INTO THE
NORTHERN BERING SEA. BROAD LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL KEEP THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST TIGHT AND THEREFORE KEEP
GUSTY WINDS IN THAT AREA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH THE PATTERN NOT CHANGING OVER THE LAST
FEW DAYS THE WEATHER IS NOT CHANGING MUCH EITHER. THE WINDS ALONG THE
NORTH GULF COAST WILL PERSIST AND MAY EVEN STRENGTHEN A LITTLE MORE
TOMORROW. THAT WILL MEAN THE VALDEZ AREA AND THOMPSON PASS COULD
POSSIBLY GET BACK NEAR HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS. THE OTHER AREA OF
CONCERN IS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WHERE WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE
TOMORROW OR TOMORROW NIGHT. AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE WINDS
WILL GET QUITE THAT HIGH BUT IT WILL HAVE TO LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED
WHEN NEW MODEL PACKAGES ARRIVE.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE OMEGA BLOCK WILL WEAKEN OVER THE BERING SEA
BY THE WEEKEND AND BECOME A CLOSED UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE CHUKCHI
SEA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TO MOVE FURTHER
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 176.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

EZ MAR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 2, 4:53 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.