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Small Craft Advisory 172, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 FZAK52 PAFC 040029 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW 325 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 335 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON AT 982 MB. AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN BERING SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...WINDS INCREASING TO SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ JAM
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972 FZAK52 PAFC 041258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT BY NOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$
791 FZAK52 PAFC 041555 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 UPDATED ZONES 155 165 170 171 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. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 170 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 970 MB SUN NIGHT 400 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA THEN WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 655 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO SW 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT BY NOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 50 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$
019 FZAK52 PAFC 050012 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 968 MB LOW 300 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SW 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES... DIMINISHING TO SW 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT THIS EVENING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$ JAM
113 FZAK52 PAFC 051310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1001 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST MON MORNING AND THEN INLAND MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST. SNOW. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. $$
259 FZAK52 PAFC 060033 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ON SHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 325 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON AT 985 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
323 FZAK52 PAFC 061303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 360 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES ON SHORE OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM WED MORNING. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 225 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
159 FZAK52 PAFC 070050 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 997 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 1006 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR BETHEL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A 981 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN MOVES EAST TO 50 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE SAME STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 30 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND IN THE EVENING. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E WIND 35 KT WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
770 FZAK52 PAFC 071155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND THURSDAY MORNING AT 979 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
931 FZAK52 PAFC 080028 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST PAUL THURSDAY MORNING AT 979 MB. IT WILL THEN MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...WEST OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS EAST...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER EAST. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...WEST OF UNALASKA...W WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. UNALASKA EASTWARD...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEGUAM ISLAND WESTWARD...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 45 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
293 FZAK52 PAFC 081155 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU EVENING THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
996 FZAK52 PAFC 081234 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 CORRECTED ZONE 176 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU EVENING THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
728 FZAK52 PAFC 082140 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 UPDATED 172 175 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. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU EVENING THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
468 FZAK52 PAFC 082147 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 172 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF SAINT GEORGE ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT THU EVENING THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA BY FRI MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MID MORNING. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 1240 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
600 FZAK52 PAFC 090019 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA FRI MORNING AT 987 MB. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI. A 1001 MB LOW MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF ADAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 10 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 8 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ JAM
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 3, 11:45 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 11:45 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1145 AM AKST SAT MAR 3 2012
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...UPPER LEVEL FLOW IS AMPLIFIED BUT
PROGRESSIVE...MEANING SYSTEMS WILL NOT LINGER IN ANY ONE PLACE
TOO LONG. THIS MORNING THERE IS A TROUGH CENTERED OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA AND THE GULF...A RIDGE FROM THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC TO
THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA...AND A TROUGH DROPPING OUT OF ASIA INTO
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC. A SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF IS
COMBINING WITH WEAK WAVES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH TO PRODUCE
AREAS OF SNOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW/SHORT-WAVE
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS DROPPING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE GULF
TROUGH AND WILL EVENTUALLY HELP TO KICK THIS LOW EASTWARD. COLD
ADVECTION ALONG WITH A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY JET ARE PRODUCING
STRONG GAP WINDS ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND INTO THE WESTERN
GULF. OUT WEST A FRONT EXTENDING FROM A WEAK LOW NEAR KAMCHATKA
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS GRADUALLY STRETCHING APART AS IT
PROGRESSES EASTWARD. MUCH WARMER AIR MOVING UP THE WEST SIDE OF
THE RIDGE IS MOVING IN BEHIND THIS FRONT. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ARE APPROACHING 40 DEGREES. A DEVELOPING LOW
SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL HELP PUMP EVEN WARMER AIR NORTHWARD
INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING SEAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AND SHOW GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS
ABOVE AVERAGE.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AS UPPER LOW QUICKLY
TRACKS FROM SOUTHWEST ALASKA ACROSS THE GULF TO SOUTHEAST ALASKA.
THIS WILL HELP PULL THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SOUTHWARD.
CLOUDS WILL THEN DECREASE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE
LOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS BREAK WILL BE
SHORT-LIVED HOWEVER. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW OVER THE WESTERN
BERING WILL ARRIVE AT THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY MORNING AND AND
QUICKLY TRACK ACROSS THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER PERIOD OF SNOW TO THE REGION.
DEEP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE IS VERY
FAVORABLE FOR SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CHUGACH AND TALKEETNA
MOUNTAINS...FROM ANCHORAGE TO THE MAT-SU. WITH THE FAST SPEED OF
THE SYSTEM IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A HUGE DUMP OF SNOW...BUT WHAT
DOES FALL COULD BE INTENSE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. BASED ON
CURRENT TIMING...THIS WOULD BRING SNOW TO ANCHORAGE LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD COMBINED WITH MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT. THESE DRY AND COLD CONDITIONS
WILL COME TO AN END MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A FRONT ARRIVES
FROM THE BERING. THERE MAY BE AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITY
IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...BUT EXPECT
WINDS TO DIMINISH QUICKLY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS ALONG THE COAST.
WINDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE A
BLIZZARD. HOWEVER A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.
THE FRONT WILL HEAD QUICKLY INLAND MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
BUT THE PARENT LOW WILL WANDER INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MAINTAINING
AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS AND SNOW.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE TROUGH DIGGING OUT OF ASIA WILL CAUSE
AMPLIFICATION IN THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC.
THIS WILL PROVIDE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS TO DEEPEN. THE DOWNSTREAM RIDGE WILL FORCE IT TO TRACK
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING. THIS WILL ALLOW VERY WARM AIR
TO SURGE NORTHWARD ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOW WHICH WILL CHANGE
PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. THE PRIBILOFS
WILL INITIALLY BE COLD ENOUGH FRO BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...WITH A
WEAKENING FRONT AND RAPIDLY RISING TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY DON'T
EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO GET LOW ENOUGH FOR A BLIZZARD. A TRAILING
COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY SETTING UP A SHOWERY PATTERN AND CHANGING
PRECIPITATION BACK TO MOSTLY SNOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER FLOW WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE UNTIL THE
END OF THE WEEK WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE A DEEP TROUGH WILL SET UP FROM
MAINLAND ALASKA TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND HELP TO SLOW DOWN THE
PROPAGATION OF WAVES. PRIOR TO THAT THE REMNANTS OF THE BERING SEA
SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF MID WEEK BRINGING
YET ANOTHER SHOT OF SNOW TO THE REGION...ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD
GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE. MODELS INDICATE THAT THE MORE
AMPLIFIED PATTERN WILL BRING A STRONG SYSTEM INTO THE GULF ON
FRIDAY...POSSIBLY BRINGING MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PORTIONS OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE BERING SEA REGION WILL REMAIN IN A SHOWERY REGIME
THROUGH MID WEEK AS COLD AIR ADVECTS SOUTHWARD. THEN EXPECT ANOTHER
SYSTEM TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE IN THE WEEK FORCING THE ARCTIC
AIR TO MAKE ANOTHER NORTHWARD RETREAT.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130 185.
GALE WARNING...132 138 170 172 175 176 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 130 132 138 140 141
150 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 12The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 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.