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Small Craft Advisory 195, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 12, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 12, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 14, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

012 
FZAK51 PAFC 122351
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

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

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT TOWARD EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING T 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

7 follow-up statements

575 
FZAK51 PAFC 122357 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

CORRECTED AREA 120

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

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

PKZ197-131500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD THIS EVENING AND
STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT...THEN
DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO
100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-131500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. EAST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-131500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-131500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ129-131500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E 10 KT TOWARD EVENING.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-131500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 8
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. EAST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY AFTERNOON.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-131500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
$$

PKZ138-131500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-131500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT N 10 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ141-131500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

686 
FZAK51 PAFC 131130
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD MON EVENING 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT. 
THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 
976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT..EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WIND BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 131840 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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

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

PKZ197-140300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 987 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF SEWARD TUE EVENING 
AND STRENGTHEN TO 981 MB 30 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY LATE TUE NIGHT. 
THIS LOW WILL THEN DISSIPATE AS IT DRIFTS WEST WED MORNING. A 
976 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WED AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ120-140300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT..EXCEPT SE 15 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 20 KT W OF CAPE CLEARE. 
SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-140300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ125-140300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-140300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-140300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...WIND BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS.
SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ132-140300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-140300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-140300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-140300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$

131 
FZAK51 PAFC 132334
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

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

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE
WED MORNING. 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.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

647 
FZAK51 PAFC 132353 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

UPDATED ZONE 121

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

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

PKZ197-141500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE
WED MORNING. 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.
$$

PKZ120-141500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT NEAR THE COAST EAST OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-141500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-141500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-141500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SNOW.
.THU THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.  
$$

PKZ130-141500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF
THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. WEST OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-141500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. WINDS BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT
SOUTH OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-141500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ140-141500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-141500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

588 
FZAK51 PAFC 141152
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

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

PKZ197-150300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...A 983 MB LOW 60 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 982 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WILL
BECOME A 984 MB LOW 60 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY THU NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW
WILL MOVE TO 90 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT THU NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-150300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 30 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 25 KT ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-150300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-150300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-150300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-150300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS
MORNING. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
BARREN ISLANDS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-150300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT EXCEPT W 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-150300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-150300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-150300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

369 
FZAK51 PAFC 142309
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

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

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

PKZ197-151500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST + KODIAK ISLAND WATERS + 
COOK INLET...
A 975 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF SITKA WILL MOVE TO 120 SOUTHEAST OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 985 MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH 
OF KODIAK CITY WILL DISSIPATE 120 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY FRI
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ120-151500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE MAINLY N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-151500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-151500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND N 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-151500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-151500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS
6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-151500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-151500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
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 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-151500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-151500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 14 2012

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

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 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKDT MON MAR 12 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. PREFERRED
THE NAM IN THE FIRST 36 HOURS FOR DETAIL. TOOK THE MIDDLE GROUND
BETWEEN THE GFS AND EC FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PACKAGE.

.ANALYSIS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...

COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST IN THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH AT
LEAST MIDWEEK. PRIMARY CENTER THIS MORNING IS A 992 MB JUST SOUTH OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS CENTER IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES SO...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE GULF COAST
WILL GRADUALLY RELAX AND THE GUSTY NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THAT
ARE CONTINUE TO BLOW THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE CHUGACH AND
ALASKA RANGES WILL FINALLY ABATE. THIS INCLUDES AREAS SUCH AS
THOMPSON PASS...RESURRECTION BAY...AND KAMISHAK BAY WHICH ARE
PRESENTLY GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH OVER
SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARE COMBINING WITH SOME VERY COLD MORNING LOWS TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW. WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO
MODERATE LATER TODAY BUT THEN REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT.

LOW PRESSURE IN GULF REINTENSIFIES LATE TONIGHT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM
A DEVELOPING LOW ALOFT. WEAK SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER LEVEL
CYCLONIC FLOW SHOULD TRIGGER SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. INCREASED CLOUD
COVER OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MAY HELP TO TEMPER OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.

THE 964 MB LOW NEAR SHEMYA IS CURRENTLY AT ITS PEAK INTENSITY BUT
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS IT MEANDERS INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING
BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOW SHOULD STILL HAVE A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
ABOUT 976 MB AS IT PASSES JUST SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING BUT THEN RAPIDLY FILL TO 983 MB AS IT CROSSES OVER THE ALASKA
PENINSULA LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT IS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS...WHERE IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATER
THIS MORNING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT EXTENDS THROUGH THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BOTH TRANSLATE EASTWARD AND
SHIFT SOUTHWARD. BY TUESDAY MORNING FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SAINT
GEORGE TO SAND POINT. BY TUESDAY EVENING...FRONTAL DYNAMICS WILL HAVE
BROKEN DOWN AND ALL THAT WILL REMAIN WILL BE A RESIDUAL TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE EXTENDING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS.

A NARROW BAND OF STORM FORCE EASTERLIES PRECEDES THE FRONTAL ZONE
THIS MORNING...BUT A MUCH BROADER BAND OF STORM FORCE WESTERLIES IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIAN CHAIN
BY LATE MORNING. BY LATE AFTERNOON...WRAP AROUND COLD AIR ADVECTION
COMBINED WITH RAPID HEIGHT RISES BEHIND THE FAST MOVING LOW ARE
EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY GENERATE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY.

THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST NORTH OF
THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA...BUT PORTIONS OF THE
CHAIN COULD NEVERTHELESS SEE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS OVER THE
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA WILL BEGIN TO DROP BELOW GALE FORCE LATE
TONIGHT...BUT SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS SHOULD LINGER ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK.

.UPPER LEVELS AND LONG TERM FORECAST...

LONG WAVE TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE HIGH ARCTIC ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA
AND THE GULF INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. CLOSED UPPER CENTER TO THE
WEST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DISSIPATES OVER THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE BY
TUESDAY MORNING WHILE A NEW CLOSED CENTER FORMS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
DURING THE SAME TIME FRAME. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE BERING SEA
BREAKS DOWN TODAY AS THE UPPER LOW NEAR CENTER SHEMYA PRESSES
EASTWARD.

BY TUESDAY NIGHT...UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL BE TRANSFORMED. CLOSED
CENTER OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL DOMINATE THE MAP WHILE NEARLY ZONAL
FLOW WILL BE ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE NORTH PACIFIC. THIS
PATTERN IS CONDUCIVE TO CONTINUED COLD WEATHER FOR BOTH SOUTHCENTRAL
AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. MILD SHOWERY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHERN BERING SEA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195. HIGH WIND WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE...130 170 179 413 414
         STORM...172 411 412
         HURRICANE FORCE...175 176
         HEAVY SPRAY...121 129 130 132 138 140 150 165 170
                       411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB MAR 12

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	24 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	10 days
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	3 days
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.