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Small Craft Advisory 237, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 30, 2011

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 30, 2011, 6:56 AM AKDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2011, 6:56 AM AKDT (14:56 UTC)
Expired: Mar 31, 2011, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

660 
FZAK52 PAFC 301456 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

UPDATED ZONE 160 171 180 

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

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

PKZ199-310300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WEAKENS TO 999 MB 
AND MOVES NEAR SEWARD THU AND THEN CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO 1003 MB 
THU NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN POSITION.

$$

PKZ150-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-310300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-310300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT W OF 161W. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N WIND 25 KT W OF 161W. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-310300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-310300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-310300-
UNALASKA BAY
656 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-310300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-310300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-310300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-310300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

2 follow-up statements

333 
FZAK52 PAFC 302353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 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.

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 997 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF ATKA
AT 1003 MB LATE THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. A 1002 MB LOW
400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THU EVENING WILL MOVE TO 310 NM NORTH OF
SHEMYA AND DEEPEN TO 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 974 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH
OF ADAK LATE FRI MORNING WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA AT 970 MB
FRI AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE
MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.  
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT NORTH AND WEST OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND.  PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT NORTH AND WEST OF
NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE. NW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT BERING SIDE.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE. NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE
AFTERNOON PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING
BERING SIDE.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING...EXCEPT BECOMING SE 25
KT WEST OF SEGUAM ISLAND TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

050 
FZAK52 PAFC 311150
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL
DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. A 967 MB LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC TO 150 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR FRI NIGHT.  

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 31 2011

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 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 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 5:00 AM AKDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT WED MAR 30 2011

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THIS MORNING THROUGH 120 HOURS. THE
NAM AND GFS WERE USED IN THE EAST...WHILE THE GFS WAS USED IN THE
WEST.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE ARE THREE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOWS THIS MORNING...NORTH OF THE
BERING SEA...WEST OF SHEMYA...AND NEAR KODIAK.  HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS
OVER THE BERING SEA. SATELLITE SHOWS A TIGHTLY WOUND LOW JUST EAST OF
RUSSIA. THERE IS ALSO A SURFACE LOW SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND AN ELONGATED
LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA.
THE PLUME OF MOISTURE CONTINUES THROUGH THE GULF AND ALONG THE COAST
OF SOUTH CENTRAL AK...BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THOSE AREAS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY AND MUCH OF
TONIGHT AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN IN THE NORTHERN GULF.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINOR OVERALL WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR
ABOVE FREEZING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS BEING IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN ALONG THE
COAST...ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ANY TERRAIN.

SOUTHWEST/BERING/ALEUTIANS...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OF THE SOUTHWEST
MAINLAND TODAY...AND SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF
THE BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN. AS THE SURFACE HIGH PERSISTS OVER THE
BERING...EXPECT A SIMILAR PATTERN TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF ON WEDNESDAY WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...KEEPING PRECIPITATION OVER THE GULF AND
ALONG THE SOUTH CENTRAL COAST. THE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE BERING AND THE COAST OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND
FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS...AS THE OVERALL PATTERN REMAINS THE SAME.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 160 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	15 hr
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	63 hr
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 29, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	24 hr

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Sources

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