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Small Craft Advisory 194, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 13, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 5 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 18, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

469 
FZAK52 PAFC 131158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. A 992
MB LOW DEVELOPS MON AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND REMAINS
STATIONARY. A WEATHER FRONT FROM A KAMCHATKA PENINSULA LOW MOVES
ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. ON THE BERING SIDE
VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
13 follow-up statements
342 
FZAK52 PAFC 132313
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 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.

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE BERING THROUGH MON NIGHT. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY NIGHT AT
985 MB...THEN MOVES EAST TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$
338 
FZAK52 PAFC 141200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB MON EVENING AS IT MOVES TO
450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB TUE NIGHT 125
NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
882 
FZAK52 PAFC 141459 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
700 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

UPDATED ZONES 171 AND 179

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.

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 980 MB MON EVENING AS IT MOVES TO
450 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW THEN WEAKENS TO 994 MB TUE NIGHT 125
NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
700 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 8
FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 11
FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
700 AM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$
008 
FZAK52 PAFC 142319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 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.

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 982 MB LOW 475 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON AT 988 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN 
MOVE TO 85 NM NORTH OF ADAK TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING ON WED. 
A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC
SIDE.
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING 
SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO
18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING
NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE.

.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 14 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$
347 
FZAK52 PAFC 151211
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 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.

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
DISSIPATES TUE AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 350 NM WEST OF ATTU WEAKENS TO
998 MB WED MORNING 75 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA AND THEN DISSIPATES. A
NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 940 MB WED NIGHT 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ATTU.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT.  
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BERING SIDE...S 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...WIND BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 

$$
146 
FZAK52 PAFC 152347
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 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.

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 997 MB WED MORNING
120 NM NORTH OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES. A STRONG FRONT MOVES TO 
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS 
THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT.
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-161500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. EXCEPT W WIND 25 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 42 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 13 FT
BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$
253 
FZAK52 PAFC 161210
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

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

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WEAKENS BY WED
AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 938 MB WED EVENING 525
NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 948 MB THU NIGHT 100 NM
WEST OF SHEMYA. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONTS MOVE ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS
WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 25 KT IN
THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-170300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 40 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 45
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND INCREASING TO 50
KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$
284 
FZAK52 PAFC 162312
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB
TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO
26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
976 
FZAK52 PAFC 170357 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

UPDATED ZONE 155

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB
TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO
26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
937 
FZAK52 PAFC 170430 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
830 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

UPDATED ZONE 150

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A LARGE 943 MB LOW 620 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA INTENSIFIES TO 939 MB
TONIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND THEN WEAKENS TO 960 MB 230 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
830 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
800 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND
20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 10 KT. 

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN AND MON...S WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT BUILDING TO
26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 39 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ176-171500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SE 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...41 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 

$$

PKZ185-171500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$
390 
FZAK52 PAFC 171207
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

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

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

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG 937 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 948 MB 110
NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE THU NIGHT AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 964
MB 420 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT. A 991 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL STRENGTHEN TO 973 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 15 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 32 FT BUILDING TO 41 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...40 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT BERING SIDE...40 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 38 FT EXCEPT 30 FT FROM SHEMYA W. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$
707 
FZAK52 PAFC 172333
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

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

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG 940 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 959 MB 290
NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST AND
WEAKEN. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING MOVES INTO THE EASTERN
BERING ON FRI MORNING AND DISSIPATES. A 984 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF
ADAK SAT MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 968 MB 150 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH
HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25
FT BERING SIDE...SEAS 31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 30 FT BUILDING TO 36 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
30 FT BERING SIDE...36 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 28 FT BUILDING TO 34 FT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 41 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
40 FT EXCEPT 30 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 24 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 17 2011

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$
901 
FZAK52 PAFC 181200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

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

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

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 949 MB LOW 120 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEAKENS TO 969 MB 400 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA SAT MORNING BEFORE WEAKENING IN PLACE AND DISSIPATING
LATE SAT NIGHT. A 980 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF ADAK LATE FRI NIGHT
STRENGTHENS TO 962 MB 100 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON
AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO 966 MB 160 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL
ISLAND LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT
BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT . SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...BERING SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 29 FT BERING SIDE...43 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 40 FT EXCEPT 31 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 23 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 21 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 18 2011

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

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 12, 1:35 PM AKST, 13 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 1:35 PM AKST, 13 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
135 PM AKST SAT MAR 12 2011

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH REMAINS FIRMLY
ENTRENCHED OVER THE BERING STRAIT. OTHER THAN SOME VERY LOCALIZED
GAP WINDS IN SOUTHCENTRAL CONDITIONS ARE VERY CALM ACROSS THE
MAINLAND. DOWN OVER THE GULF THERE ARE A FEW WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WAVES PRODUCING AREAS OF SNOW SHOWERS. A DEFORMATION ZONE REMAINS
OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WHILE A POTENT LOW SPINS UP WELL SOUTH OF
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE LARGE RIDGE WILL ENSURE THAT THIS LOW
REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS WITH QUIET CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF ALASKA.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...VERY FEW ISSUES WITH THE FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON WITH RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER PERSISTING ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MAINLAND. THE EXCEPTION ARE A FEW SHOWERS SKIRTING KODIAK ISLAND AS
WEAK WAVES CONTINUE TO MOVE AROUND THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE GULF
UPPER LOW. HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ITS INFLUENCE TOWARD THE BERING
SEA THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND WITH ONLY A FEW LIGHT RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED IN THAT REGION.

THE UPPER LOW WILL DRIFT WEST UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EARLY NEXT
WEEK WHILE A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS NEAR DUTCH HARBOR. THIS LOW WILL
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WAVE APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST AND FURTHER DEVELOPS THE FEATURE. ALL OF THIS IS SETTING UP
A PATTERN CHANGE LATER IN THE WEEK WHEN THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
FINALLY BREAKS DOWN AND ALLOWS A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO INVADE
SOUTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.

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

AB MAR 11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Alaska, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011

Sources

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