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Small Craft Advisory 161, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 29, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Feb 29, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

738 
FZAK51 PAFC 291259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

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

PKZ197-010300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT REMAINS OVER THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH WED
EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING WED NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW FORMS ALONG AN
APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT 50 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT AND MOVES
TO 85 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THU NIGHT WHILE MAINTAINING ITS
STRENGTH.
$$

PKZ120-010300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-010300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-010300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-010300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-010300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
GUSTS TO 45 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-010300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-010300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-010300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-010300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

6 follow-up statements

236 
FZAK51 PAFC 010003
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

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

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD
WED EVENING. A 978 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR CHIGNIK
AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 992 MB FRI
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED
NIGHT THEN SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N
OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT W 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
23 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

JAM

373 
FZAK51 PAFC 010342 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

CORRECTED ZONE 132

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

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

PKZ197-011500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1001 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL DISSIPATE NEAR SEWARD
WED EVENING. A 978 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR CHIGNIK
AT 983 MB THU AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 992 MB FRI
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST GULF WED
NIGHT THEN SWING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THU.
$$

PKZ120-011500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT LATE THIS EVENING. ALONG
THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND
30 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-011500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-011500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-011500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-011500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-011500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 16 FT S OF
DANGEROUS CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING
TO 18 FT. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 

$$

PKZ138-011500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-011500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-011500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

JAM

502 
FZAK51 PAFC 011255
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

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

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A FRONT 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS
MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WHILE MAINTAINING
STRENGTH. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB.

$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST E
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND 
RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

045 
FZAK51 PAFC 011656 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 138

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

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

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 985 MB LOW FORMS ALONG A FRONT 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK THIS
MORNING AND THEN MOVES TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND WHILE MAINTAINING
STRENGTH. THIS LOW THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT
WHILE WEAKENING TO 995 MB.

$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY NOON. NEAR THE COAST E
OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR THE COAST
E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 20 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 12 FT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND 
RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. ELSEWHERE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

793 
FZAK51 PAFC 020014
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

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

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 987 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL BECOME NEARLY
STATIONARY NEAR SEWARD AT 991 MB FRI AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 998 MB
SAT AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW NEAR CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE OVER KODIAK
ISLAND THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E
WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT
THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 24 FT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SW WIND
25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO
17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

494 
FZAK51 PAFC 021245
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

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

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 990 MB LOW NEAR SEWARD WILL MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON 
ISLAND SAT NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 20 KT NEAR THE COAST FROM
HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE WEST. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 30 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 Feb 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MAJOR SYNOPTIC SYSTEMS
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS ARE PREFERRED
BECAUSE THEY DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW ALONG THE FRONT OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A WEAK UPPER TROUGH EXTENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR, KENAI
PENINSULA AND THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA. A WEAK UPPER RIDGE STILL
LIES ACROSS WESTERN CANADA. AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE
WESTERN BERING SEA HAS WEAKENED THE RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
SEA.

A WEAK SURFACE LOW SITS OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. A WEATHER
FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING, THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND UNIMAK
ISLAND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT RUNS INTO THE RIDGE OVER THE
NORTHERN BERING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN OVER THE COASTAL
SECTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA, THOUGH SKIES HAVE CLEARED OVER THE
COPPER RIVER BASIN. AREAS OF STRONG WINDS CONTINUED TO BLOW THROUGH
KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WAS
MOSTLY CLEAR AND COLD TODAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL BUILD INTO THE EASTERN
BERING SEA WEDNESDAY THEN MOVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER TROUGH OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE GULF WILL BE DISPLACED BY THE RIDGE THROUGH
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER
THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THE SWING UP INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THURSDAY. SNOW AND GUSTY
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD ONTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST AND THE KENAI
PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

,SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLEAR AND COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH A LOW MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE INTO
THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD INTO BRISTOL BAY
AND THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...THE WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING
AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE AFTERNOON. A DEVELOPING
LOW OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES INTO
THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL MOVE EAST ALONG
THE ALEUTIANS INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN,
SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
TUESDAY NIGHT AND SPREAD TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MOVE
INTO THE PRIBILOFS WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA THURSDAY EVENING WILL MOVE INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA FRIDAY MORNING AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS.
MARINE...GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 179 180 185
         STORM 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM FEB 12

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 28, 3:31 PM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	13 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	3 days
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	60 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	5 days
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	48 hr
Feb 29, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Feb 29, 4:55 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	35 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.