Small Craft Advisory 172, NWS Anchorage, AK

041 
FZAK51 PAFC 050655 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

UPDATED ZONES 125 129

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 984 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTHEAST
OF KODIAK AT 1003 MB SUN AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS S OF SEAL
ISLAND. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
955 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
AND RAIN. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.

.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
910 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

390 
FZAK51 PAFC 051258
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 986 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 225 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY AT 990 MB BY SAT EVENING. THE LOW WILL
REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON
BEFORE DISSIPATING 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35
KT IN THE MORNING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT.

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

814 
FZAK51 PAFC 060004
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 989 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING.

$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO NE WIND 40 KT LATE THIS
EVENING. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND 
FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 10 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL AGREEMENT OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
STATE IS VERY GOOD. WENT WITH THE GFS FOR THE MORE ACCURATE STRONG
WINDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. OUT WEST WE ARE GOING WITH THE EC AS IT
HAS THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKING SLIGHTLY FASTER AND WEAKER
THAN THE OTHER MODELS. IT IS ALSO DOING BETTER PICKING UP THE MINOR
SHORTWAVES WITH THIS LOW.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE HIGH THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE BERING
SEA FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS CONTINUES TO SLOWLY TRACK NORTH OVER
EASTERN RUSSIA. RIDGING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS HIGH EXTENDS INTO THE
SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND OVER NORTHERN ALASKA. THIS HIGH PRESSURE IS
KEEPING THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS ACROSS MUCH OF MAINLAND ALASKA WITH
MINIMAL MOISTURE. THE LOW THAT IS MOVING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF
ALASKA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND IS BEGINNING TO TRACK TO THE WEST
BRINGING BANDS OF MOISTURE TO THE GULF. THE LOW THAT BROUGHT THE
FRONT TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS MOVING OFF INTO RUSSIA AND THE
FRONT CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF...
A SURFACE LOW OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF WILL MOVE WEST AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY SOUTHWESTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN GULF WILL ROTATE
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF SATURDAY THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGH SUNDAY.
CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL REGION WITH AREAS OF SNOW
DEVELOPING ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST, SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND
KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS
SUNDAY. INTERIOR SECTIONS OVER THE SUSITNA AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH SUNDAY. TEMPERATURE WILL WARM A BIT
THROUGHOUT THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO THE INFLUX OF WARMER AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW FROM THE INTERIOR WILL KEEP THE SOUTHWEST
SECTION OF THE STATE MOSTLY DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. CLOUDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY WITH A
FEW AREAS OF SNOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO WARM A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND OVER
MOST OF THIS AREA.

.BERING SEA...
THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE BACK
NORTH INTO THE BEAUFORT SEA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER FRONT
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN LATE
TONIGHT. ANOTHER LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE TO NEAR AMCHITKA BY SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING SNOW, RAIN AND GALE FORCE WINDS INTO THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER HIGH OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WILL DRIFT BACK OVER NORTHERN
ALASKA BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL THE CENTRAL INTERIOR MOSTLY CLEAR
THROUGH MIDWEEK. THE SURFACE LOW NEAR AMCHITKA WILL MOVE EAST ALONG
THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHAIN THROUGH TUESDAY THEN WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH
OF THE ALASKAN PENINSULA WEDNESDAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL
ELONGATE EASTWARD INTO BRISTOL BAY AND THE GULF MONDAY THEN DISSIPATE
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 138
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 140 165 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM/DK MAR 11