Small Craft Advisory 173, NWS Anchorage, AK

868 
FZAK51 PAFC 041537 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 130

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

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

PKZ197-050300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1000 MB LOW 50 NM NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. A 1007 MB LOW WILL
DEVELOP 75 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD MON EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-050300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-050300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-050300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-050300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 4 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-050300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
635 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE 
BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-050300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-050300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-050300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-050300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

264 
FZAK51 PAFC 050005
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

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

PKZ197-051500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
SUN NIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING 
AND TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF ON TUE.

$$

PKZ120-051500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-051500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-051500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-051500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
50 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-051500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT
DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS IN THE EVENING. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-051500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-051500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.  
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-051500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT W 15 KT S OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY S OF KALGIN ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-051500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

395 
FZAK51 PAFC 051259
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO THE
EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN
GULF ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING
BY LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE EVENING. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

292 
FZAK51 PAFC 051520 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

UPDATED ZONES 120 121 129 130 138 141

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

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

PKZ197-060300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING AND TRACK TO 
THE EASTERN GULF TUE MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN GULF ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-060300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT ALONG THE COAST. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...WIND BECOMING 
W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-060300-
RESURRECTION BAY
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-060300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-060300-
PASSAGE CANAL
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD MORNING. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-060300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-060300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-060300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. 
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-060300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY
DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-060300-
KACHEMAK BAY
615 AM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW DEVELOPING 
BY LATE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW DURING THE 
EVENING. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

996 
FZAK51 PAFC 060010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

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

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

PKZ197-061500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL TRACK TO THE EASTERN GULF LATE 
MON NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOMER WILL MOVE TO 
40 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND MON NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE 
AROUND 65 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING ON TUE.
$$

PKZ120-061500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM
MIDDLETON ISLAND SOUTH AND WEST. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-061500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-061500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-061500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-061500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-061500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
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
10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-061500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-061500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. NORTH OF
KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-061500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 20 KT EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2
FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

223 
FZAK51 PAFC 061254
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

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

PKZ197-070300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1008 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 65
NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING TUE AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW IN THE
NORTH PACIFIC WED WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKA WED NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-070300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-070300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-070300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-070300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 1
FT BUILDING TO 3 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW DURING THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-070300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-070300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-070300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-070300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-070300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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 12