Small Craft Advisory 179, NWS Anchorage, AK

627 
FZAK51 PAFC 062133 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

UPDATED 129 138 141

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.

PKZ197-070300-
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
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE EVENING.
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
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 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
1230 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TODAY...W WIND 20 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.  

$$

824 
FZAK51 PAFC 070015
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ197-071500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1011 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SEWARD AND DRIFT TO NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND THURSDAY EVENING AND
DISSIPATE. A 973 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 380 NM SOUTH OF
YAKUTAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-071500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-071500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ125-071500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-071500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ130-071500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-071500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-071500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-071500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-071500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 6 2012

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

684 
FZAK51 PAFC 071241
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 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.

PKZ197-080300-
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1010 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT INTO THE
EASTERN GULF WED EVENING AND DISSIPATE. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE NEAR CORDOVA THU NIGHT AT 978 MB. A BERING LOW WILL MOVE TO 300
NM SOUTH OF KODIAK THU NIGHT AT 982 MB.
$$

PKZ120-080300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-080300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-080300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-080300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-080300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-080300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-080300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-080300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-080300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

826 
FZAK51 PAFC 080010
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 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.

PKZ197-081500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 280 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR 100 NM WEST OF YAKUTAT AT 978 MB LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS LOW WEAKENS TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50 NM
NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BERING LOW WILL
MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THURSDAY NIGHT AT 982 MB...THEN
WEAKENS TO 987 MB AS IT MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-081500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-081500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-081500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-081500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KT NEAR WHITTIER TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 5 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-081500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 4
FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-081500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-081500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-081500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-081500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST WED MAR 7 2012

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST MON MAR 5 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
INTERESTING UPPER LEVEL PATTERN SHAPING UP WITH A LARGE CLOSED LOW
JUST EAST OF KAMCHATKA...A RIDGE STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
NORTHEASTWARD INTO MAINLAND ALASKA...AND A TROUGH JUST EAST OF THE
PANHANDLE. A CUT-OFF UPPER LOW MEANDERS IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC. A
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW EXISTS FROM THE NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC ACROSS
THE ALEUTIANS AND INTO MAINLAND ALASKA. LIGHT SNOW HAS SPREAD OVER
MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
NAM IS TOO SLOW IN BEGINNING THE SNOW TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND ANCHORAGE BOWL. MUCH OF THE FORCING WITH THE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH HAS BEEN TRENDING TO THE NORTH WITH EACH CONSECUTIVE
MODEL RUN. SNOW WILL STILL STAY PRETTY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL AS THE OVERRUNNING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR
ASCENT. AS THE WARM AIR PUSHES OVER THE BARREN ISLANDS INTO WESTERN
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL FORM. AT THE VERY
LEAST AN OPEN WAVE ON THE FRONT WHICH WILL BE ENOUGH TO TURN THE LOW
LEVEL FLOW TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. THE IMPLICATIONS BEING A
DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT TO THE WIND FOR THE NORTHERN KENAI PENINSULA
THROUGH THE MATANUSKA VALLEY...MAINLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD DURING THE
EVENING. AS THE LOW PROGRESSES INLAND THE LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL FLIP TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE THE SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
WHILE ALL GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING THAT THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING...THE NAM IS SUGGESTING THAT WARM DRY AIR ALOFT
WILL WORK OVERHEAD AND SWITCH THE PRECIPITATION TO FREEZING DRIZZLE
FOR A TIME. PAST TODAY THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPING IN THE
NORTH CENTRAL PACIFIC AND MOVE UP INTO THE GULF.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY AS THE WARM FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SNOW COULD REALLY
LIGHTEN UP IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW DRIES THE LOW
LEVELS OUT FOR A PERIOD. IT IS POSSIBLE IN THE EARLY MORNING FREEZING
DRIZZLE COULD BE THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR SHORT
PERIODS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE DONE BY MID MORNING BUT SNOW
SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS REMAIN POSSIBLE.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE KILBUCKS AND ALASKA
RANGE WILL SEE SNOW LINGER THROUGH TOMORROW. OTHERWISE EXPECT
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AS THE AIR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT REMAINS
UNSTABLE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT CELLULAR CONVECTION. THE THREAT FOR SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TILL THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES THROUGH ON
WEDNESDAY.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...COLD AIR BEHIND THE DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE
WITHIN THE UPPER TROUGH IS SUPPORTING RAIN SHOWERS OVER THE OPEN
WATER. AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES COOL THIS EVENING SNOW WILL BEGIN TO
MIX IN AND EVENTUALLY BECOME THE DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL STAY IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT WARM
FRONT SURGES NORTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN THE PATTERN OF THE
LAST FEW WEEKS. A TROUGH WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER MUCH OF
MAINLAND ALASKA. THIS PATTERN WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DIGGING FROM THE BERING SEA ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THEN INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA TO FILL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...GALE 155 172 175 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

MTL MAR 12