Small Craft Advisory 180, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

$$

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