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Small Craft Advisory 198, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 13, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 13, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 20, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
7 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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
15 follow-up statements
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
685 
FZAK52 PAFC 191144
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$
539 
FZAK52 PAFC 191639 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
835 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

UPDATED AREA 150

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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE MORNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TUE AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
935 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$
106 
FZAK52 PAFC 192315
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 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.

PKZ199-201500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE EAST
THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A
998 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 115 NM
NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 990 MB WED AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS 
AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-201500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-201500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING
W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-201500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

.TONIGHT...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW
WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...
SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. 
SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-201500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT
IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-201500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 19 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

JM
032 
FZAK52 PAFC 201157
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE EVENING
AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 991 MB LOW 330 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT
WILL MOVE TO 240 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 986 MB WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.

.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT
BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

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 13, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDT, 0 minutes before
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 13 2012

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT INTO THE WEEKEND AND EXPECT TO MAKE
MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE SHORT TERM FORECASTS. A BIT OF A DIFFERENCE
COMES UP IN THE GFS AND ECMWF BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RESPECT TO A
STRONG STORM MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT AND MID TERM FORECAST WITH ANALYSIS...

THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL INTENSIFY AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHILE THE
WHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA INTO THE
EASTERN INTERIOR. FLOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY ZONAL ACROSS THE NORTH
PACIFIC. SEVERAL SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW
SURROUNDING THE UPPER LOW CENTER WILL TRIGGER PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW
OR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS BOTH SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

AT THE SURFACE...A BROAD AREA OF COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS
FROM THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND TO A LOW JUST
NORTH OF UNALASKA. THE LOW NORTH OF UNALASKA WILL DROP SOUTH ACROSS
THE CHAIN THIS EVENING AND BECOME THE MAIN CENTER SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK
ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK LOW PRESSURE WILL ROTATE AROUND
THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS LOW INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF TIGHTENING AND THEN
RELAXING OF THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. GUSTY NORTH
WINDS PRESENTLY BLOWING THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE CHUGACH AND
ALASKA RANGES WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE EXPECTED
TO REDEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY. AN EASTERLY BARRIER JET OF 25 TO
40 MPH DEVELOPS ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN GULF COAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING THEN FALLS APART THURSDAY MORNING. BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COMBINED WITH UNSEASONABLY LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP WIND CHILLS NEAR 40 BELOW AT TIMES. WIND
CHILLS WILL MODERATE IN THE AFTERNOON BUT RE INTENSIFY LATE TONIGHT.

AS THE LOW OUT WEST DROPS SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THE FLOW
WILL BECOME MORE NORTH TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIANS ISLANDS TO THE ALASKA ALASKA PENINSULA. THIS WILL RESULT IN
THE TYPICAL SNOW SHOWER REGIME AN THE BERING SEA SIDE OF THE CHAIN
AND ALASKA PENINSULA.

BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING THE MAIN LOW PRESSURE CENTER
WILL BE OVER THE KODIAK ISLAND AREA WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING WEST TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THIS WILL KEEP THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE
STATE IN THE UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...
BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND THE DOMINANT UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
WILL SPLIT WITH A PORTION DROPPING SOUTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
WHILE ANOTHER PORTION MOVES TO THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING SEA SATURDAY.
BY SUNDAY THE BERING SEA UPPER LOW WILL BECOME THE DOMINANT CENTER
AND DIG A TROUGH SOUTH INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC WHILE A RIDGE BUILDS
INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE MAIN UPPER LOW
WILL BE OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A RIDGE INTO THE BERING SEA AND A DEEP
UPPER LOW JUST OFF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA. UNSEASONABLY COLD
TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLAND PORTIONS OF
THE STATE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. OVER THE BERING AND ALONG THE CHAIN
WARMER SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL SET UP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...HEAVY SPRAY...138 140 150 155 165 170 411 412 413 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

SAM MAR 12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:19 AM AKDTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC18 hr

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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.