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Small Craft Advisory 194, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 7 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
764 FZAK52 PAFC 121144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL BECOME A 976 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF ADAK MON EVENING THEN MOVE TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT BY TUE NIGHT. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN MON NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 14 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 19 FT BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT BUILDING TO 38 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 55 KT BERING SIDE...W 65 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 27 FT BERING SIDE...35 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 45 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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542 FZAK52 PAFC 122355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-131500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 978 MB AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED MORNING. A 982 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP TUE MORNING 80 NM EAST OF DUTCH HARBOR AND MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON AT 976 MB. $$ PKZ150-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-131500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-131500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-131500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E WIND 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-131500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...GUSTS TO 35 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-131500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-131500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 26 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 33 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 29 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT GUSTING TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 27 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 37 FT SUBSIDING TO 28 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-131500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 31 FT SUBSIDING TO 25 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-131500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 40 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-131500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ JAM
229 FZAK52 PAFC 131130 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 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. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 180 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL BECOME A 980 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT TUE NIGHT AND MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THU MORNING. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN BY TUE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 36 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$
591 FZAK52 PAFC 132340 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 981 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL INTENSIFY TO 976 MB 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THU AFTERNOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE 981 MB LOW WILL EXTEND WEST ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ JM
406 FZAK52 PAFC 141133 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 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. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN DISSIPATES BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. $$
326 FZAK52 PAFC 142257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN DISSIPATES BY THU MORNING. BROAD NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE BERING SEA BY WED AFTERNOON AND PERSISTS THROUGH THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$
777 FZAK52 PAFC 151129 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1017 MB LOW DEVELOPS 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY EAST OF UNALASKA. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF UNALASKA. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$
677 FZAK52 PAFC 152257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A 1017 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 160 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA FRI MORNING THEN MOVE TO 190 NM NORTH OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 15 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$
783 FZAK52 PAFC 161145 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS EVENING. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT EVENING. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. $$
810 FZAK52 PAFC 162300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A 1017 MB LOW 250 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUN. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 16 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$
017 FZAK52 PAFC 171148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
652 FZAK52 PAFC 171728 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 930 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 UPDATED ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... BROAD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PERSISTS ACROSS THE BERING SEA THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 930 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$
888 FZAK52 PAFC 172329 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1017 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL DISSIPATE NEAR DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SUN. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST BERING MON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT...GUSTING TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 17 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
642 FZAK52 PAFC 181153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1016 MB LOW 120 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY... VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$
694 FZAK52 PAFC 182310 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON..NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ JM
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 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 5:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKDT SUN MAR 11 2012 .MODEL DISCUSSION...THE BIGGEST MODEL ISSUE MAY BE IN THE VERY SHORT TERM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WITH A SECONDARY LOW THAT IS JUST SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. ALL OF THE MODELS RESOLVE THE MAIN LOW BUT THEY ALL MISSED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SECONDARY ONE ON ITS HEELS. THE NAM IS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST AS IT DOES SHOW A TROUGH IN THE AREA OF THE LOW. IN THE WEST...MODELS ADEQUATELY CAPTURE THE MAIN PICTURE. THE PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK TOWARDS SHEMYA MON MORNING AT PEAK INTENSITY...THEN DRIFT SOUTHEAST TOWARDS NIKOLSKI LATE MON NIGHT. THE GFS SEEMS TO SLOW...LAGGING A RESIDUAL LOW AROUND UNALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER THE 180 KT UPPER JET SUPPORTING THIS SYSTEM CLIPS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND ADVANCES SOUTHEAST BACK INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. WE TEND TO BELIEVE THE ECMWF WHICH SHEARS OUT THE LOBE BY DRAGGING THE LION'S SHARE OF ENERGY AWAY FROM THE AOR. OUTSIDE OF THIS THOUGH...MODELS AGREE ON A CONTINUED SHOWERY PATTERN ACROSS THE BERING SEA/CHAIN THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... A BROAD UPPER LOW ROTATES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY. FURTHER OUT WEST...A STRONG KAMCHATKA UPPER LOW/SURFACE LOW COMBO BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND RAIN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS A BRISK NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA IS AIDING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW SHOWERS OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE CLASH BETWEEN THE WARM AIR BROUGHT NORTH BY THE WESTERN SYSTEM AND THE COLD AIR SINKING SOUTH BEHIND THE EASTERN TROUGH IS DRIVING THE JET STREAM IN AN AMPLIFIED PATTERN TODAY. ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST WITH ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE PREDOMINANT. BRISK NORTH FLOW OFF OF THE ICE EDGE CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE AKPEN...THOUGH THESE LOOK TO DIMINISH AS THE FLOW BECOMES MORE EASTERLY TONIGHT. THE SIGNIFICANT FEATURE OF CONCERN IS THE PACIFIC LOW AROUND 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA. A SLUG OF SNOW AND RAIN ENVELOPS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN NOSING EASTWARD. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE ADVANCING AHEAD OF THIS STRONG LOW. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...STRONG WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN REMAINS THE STORY IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO THE LOW IN THE GULF AND HIGHER PRESSURE INLAND CONTINUES TO BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO AREAS AROUND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND KODIAK ISLAND. THIS LOW WILL SOON TRACK SOUTH AND WEAKEN AS IT HEADS IN THAT DIRECTION WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE GRADIENT AND CAUSE THE WINDS TO DIMINISH. THIS DOWNWARD TREND OF WIND SPEEDS WILL HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND THE STRONG GUSTS WILL BE GONE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. INVERTED TROUGHS CIRCULATING AROUND THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AREA THIS EVENING BUT WILL DIE DOWN AS THE LOW TRACKS TO THE SOUTH. THE LOW WILL ALSO TAKE MUCH OF THE CLOUD COVER WITH IT CLEARING OUT THE SKIES OVER MANY AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING COLDER TEMPS IN THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOUTHWEST... LOOK FOR COLD AND MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITIONS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS COURTESY OF A BUILDING RIDGE. ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILL THREATS STILL LOOMS THOUGH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ONCE AGAIN STRENGTHENS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE BERING/ALEUTIAN SYSTEM MONDAY EVENING. AN UPPER-LOW OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR BEGINS TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TUESDAY. THIS LOOKS TO BRING AN INCREASED RISK OF SNOW SHOWERS BACK TO THE REGION. THE INCREASED CLOUDINESS HOWEVER ALSO SHOULD TEMPER OVERNIGHT LOWS A BIT ACROSS INTERIOR AREAS. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS... SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE WEST ON MONDAY AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PACIFIC LOW MOVES THROUGH. COLD ADVECTION ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE SYSTEM IS NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG...BUT WHEN COUPLED WITH VERY STRONG PRESSURE RISES...WE EXPECT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS THROUGH THE WESTERN CHAIN ON MONDAY...AND STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE BERING/CHAIN. THE FRONT WILL ADVANCE TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WHERE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE MAIN UNCERTAINTY IS THE PRECIPITATION INTENSITY. WILL RE-EVALUATE THE THREAT AFTER TAKING A PEEK AT THE 00Z RUNS THIS EVENING. THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW AND FRONT WILL WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT ENDING THE STEADIEST PRECIPITATION. A WEAK SHOWERY PATTERN THEN ENSUES FOR MID-WEEK. .LONG TERM FORECAST...AFTER A TRANSIENT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES THROUGH THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA EARLY THIS WEEK THE COLD CORE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL REASSERT ITSELF OVER THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE STATE FOR TE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF THE WEEK. AT THAT TIME THE SURFACE LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN AND THESE FEATURES WILL COMBINE TO KEEP COLD TEMPERATURES OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA REGION THROUGH THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 191. BLIZZARD WATCH 195. MARINE...GALE 121 130 132 138 150 155 170 179 185. STORM 172. HURRICANE FORCE WIND 175 176 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 140 141 150 155 165 179. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. MTL/DWK/JAM/EZ MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 11, 8:19 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 32 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:45 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr |
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