Small Craft Advisory 213, NWS Anchorage, AK

759 
FZAK52 PAFC 210220 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
620 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

UPDATED ZONE 176

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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW 275 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW 375 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT
968 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND 
PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT 
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE EVENING.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 
SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
620 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT 
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF 
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

JM

330 
FZAK52 PAFC 210714 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1112 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

UPDATED ZONES 150 AND 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE OVER THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN. A 990 MB LOW 275 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 200 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA
WED AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN. A 988 MB LOW 375 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED EVENING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK AT
968 MB THU AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
1112 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1112 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...GUSTING TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE EVENING.  
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT 
BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY 
IN THE EVENING.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF 
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
BERING SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT LATE THIS
EVENING...THEN BECOMING E 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING 
SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
620 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW.
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 10 KT. W OF SAINT 
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF 
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

JM

837 
FZAK52 PAFC 211131
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 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.

PKZ199-220300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS RAPIDLY
WEAKENS THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA
MOVES TO 235 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN
MOVES NORTHWEST AND WEAKENS. A 985 MB LOW 425 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED
EVENING RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS TO 957 MB 355 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND THU EVENING...THEN DRIFTS NORTH TO 305 NM WEST OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 960 MB LATE THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE 
MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-220300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-220300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-220300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ180-220300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-220300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-220300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT BERING
SIDE...24 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-220300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-220300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...EXCEPT E 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-220300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

720 
FZAK52 PAFC 212325
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 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.

PKZ199-221500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 235 NM NORTHWEST OF
SHEMYA AT 988 MB WED AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN. A 985 MB LOW 425 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED EVENING RAPIDLY WILL STRENGTHEN TO 957 MB 355 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU EVENING THEN DRIFT TO 305 NM
WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 960 MB LATE THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-221500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-221500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-221500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ180-221500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-221500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-221500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-221500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. 
SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-221500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING 
E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SNOW. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-221500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 21 2012

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 20 2012

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS
NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED OVER THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE
WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. FARTHER WEST A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IS DWELLING NEAR KAMCHATKA.
THIS PATTERN HAS THE JET STREAM BRUSHING UP TOWARD THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS BUT THEN DIVING FAR SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AS IT MOVES
EASTWARD.
THE TROUGH AND RIDGE WILL NOT MOVE MUCH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT
THE JET STREAM WILL STRENGTHEN DURING THIS PERIOD AS IT RIDES OVER
THE TOP OF THE RIDGE INTO THE BERING SEA AND THEN TURNS SHARPLY
SOUTHEAST AND HEADS OUT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF.
AT THE SURFACE...A MODERATE LOW IS MOVING ON SHORE JUST SOUTH OF THE
PANHANDLE WITH A RESIDUAL TROUGH EXTENDING ALONG THE GULF COAST FROM
THE PANHANDLE TO THE KENAI PENINSULA. THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA IS KEEPING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHT BETWEEN
THESE TWO FEATURES AND CAUSING STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE TERRAIN FROM
THE ALASKA PENINSULA TO KAMISHAK BAY.
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS RAPIDLY WEAKENING AS IT
MOVES EASTWARD AND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT RUNS INTO THE RIDGE IN THE
BERING SEA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE DOING WELL OVERALL. THE BIG
DISCREPANCIES THAT WERE PRESENT IN THE BERING SEA FROM YESTERDAYS
RUNS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED...WITH THE NAM/GFS SOLUTIONS BEING
THE MOST CORRECT. AS FOR THE CURRENT RUNS THE COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF
REMAINS A LITTLE BIT UNRESOLVED BIT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL NOT BE
ANY BIG CURVES THROWN AS ANY SMALL LOWS THAT DEVELOP SHOULD HEAD
SOUTHEAST IN THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW. IN THE BERING SEA THE GFS AND NAM
ARE BOTH PERFORMING WELL AND THE FORECAST IS BEING NUDGED TOWARD THE
NAM.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTH CENTRAL...THE REMNANTS OF A WEAK LOW OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA
IS PULLING SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SNOW OVER THE WESTERN
PENINSULA WILL END AS IT MOVES SOUTHWARD. OTHER THAN THAT THERE IS
NOT MUCH HAPPENING OVER THE AREA.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CLEAR AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. THERE
WILL ALSO BE SOME BREEZY AREAS NEAR THE BERING SEA COAST. WIND CHILLS
WILL GET DOWN TO 30 OR 35 BELOW IN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT SHOULD NOT
WARRANT AN ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH ALASKA PENINSULA...THE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH
TERRAIN AND SUBSEQUENT SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD AIR
OUTFLOW WILL CONTINUE.

ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...THIS IS THE ONLY AREA THAT WILL SE SOME RAPIDLY
CHANGING WEATHER AS THE FRONT SWEEPS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH
ANOTHER LOW MOVING TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION
WILL TURN TO MOSTLY RAIN FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS IN THE
WARM AIR ADVECTION FROM THE SOUTH. THE WARM AIR WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
ENOUGH THAT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF THE SNOW
TURNING TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A SHORT TIME ON THURSDAY...THE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN THE PRIBILOFS JUST
BEFORE THAT SO THAT AREA BEARS WATCHING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THERE WILL BE LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FOR
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF REGION UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEK WHEN THE
BERING SEA RIDGE FINALLY BREAKS DOWN AND THE NEXT STORM IN THE BERING
SEA IS ABLE TO PROGRESS INTO THE AREA. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
ANCHORAGE AREA WILL NOT BE UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.
THERE WILL BE A STRONG LOW THAT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL TO WESTERN
BERING SEA THURSDAY THAT BRINGS WARM AIR INTO THE AREA BUT THIS WILL
WEAKEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST INTO EASTERN RUSSIA BY THE WEEKEND.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 130 150 155 175 176 185.
         HEAVY SPRAY 121 129 130 132 138 150 155 170.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 12