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Small Craft Advisory 237, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2012, 7:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
141 FZAK52 PAFC 282304 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 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. PKZ199-291500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL DRIFT NEAR COLD BAY THU MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A 1008 MB LOW MOVES TO 100 NM WEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-291500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-291500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-291500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-291500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-291500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-291500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-291500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-291500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-291500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
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963 FZAK52 PAFC 291159 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-300300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-300300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-300300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-300300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-300300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-300300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-300300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT FROM SEGUAM ISLAND W. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-300300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-300300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-300300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$
463 FZAK52 PAFC 292303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 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. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$
939 FZAK52 PAFC 300709 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1110 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 UPDATED MARINE 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-301500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH FRI NIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SATURDAY. $$ PKZ150-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-301500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-301500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-301500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-301500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-301500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-301500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-301500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-301500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-301500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1110 PM AKDT THU MAR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. $$
708 FZAK52 PAFC 301151 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 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. PKZ199-310300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA WEAKENS TO 1000 MB FRI NIGHT 400 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AND THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. $$ PKZ150-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-310300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-310300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-310300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-310300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-310300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-310300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE EVENING. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-310300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-310300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-310300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. $$
854 FZAK52 PAFC 302254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL BERING THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$
617 FZAK52 PAFC 310555 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-311500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUNDAY. A WEATHER FRONT CROSSES THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-311500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-311500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-311500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-311500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-311500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-311500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-311500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-311500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-311500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. $$
387 FZAK52 PAFC 311152 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
547 FZAK52 PAFC 311530 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 UPDATE TO ZONE 171 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. PKZ199-010300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-010300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-010300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-010300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-010300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-010300- UNALASKA BAY 720 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-010300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-010300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-010300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-010300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 312300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT AND SHIFTS TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN. A 1002 MB LOW MOVES TO 45N 176E MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. $$
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 28, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 1:45 PM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 145 PM AKDT WED MAR 28 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE JET STREAM REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF ALASKA KEEPING THE MAJORITY OF THE ACTIVITY OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE ZONAL FLOW IS SENDING WAVE AFTER WAVE TOWARD THE COAST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON. MEANWHILE UP NORTH...A BROAD TROUGH PERSISTS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE NOSES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF ALASKA EXTENDING FROM CANADA. AN OLD FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS NEAR KODIAK AND OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND. SOUTHEASTERLY WAVES FLOWING AROUND THE BASE OF TROUGH ARE LINING UP FROM THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST AK. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AS WELL AS LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY. THE STRONGEST OF THE SHORTWAVES IS HEADING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON SO EXPECTING PRECIP TO GET ENHANCED AS THIS APPROACHES. .MODEL DISCUSSION...NO MAJOR CHANGES EXPECTED AS MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN FAIR AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS RUNS. THE EXCEPTION IS THE 12Z NAM WHICH AGAIN HAS INITIALIZED VERY POORLY OFF OF THE 18Z SATELLITE AND IS A CLEAR OUTLIER VS THE OTHER OPTIONS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... 12Z SOUNDING OVER ANCHORAGE SHOWS THE WARM-UP IS UNDERWAY WITH 925 MB TEMPS 7 DEG CELCIUS WARMER THAN MONDAY MORNING. EVEN WITH THE CLOUD COVER...TEMPERATURES ARE APPROACHING 40 DEGREES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WE ARE WATCHING AN AREA OF CLEARING DIRECTLY AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING SHORTWAVE THAT COULD GIVE US A PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON. IF THIS HAPPENS...TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY JUMP UP INTO THE MID 40S VERY QUICKLY. BESIDES THE CHALLENGES OF CLOUD COVERAGE AND TEMPERATURES...A FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD FORECAST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AS THE LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC FILLS AND A SLIGHTLY COOLER AIRMASS FILTERS BACK IN OVER THE REGION. THE REMNANTS OF THE PARENT LOW WILL STILL REMAIN AT THE END OF THE WEEKEND AS THE CENTRAL PRESSURE INCREASES FROM THE 970S TO THE 990S WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN THE POSITION. THIS WILL ALLOW A FEW MORE SHORTWAVES TO TRAVERSE SOUTHCENTRAL BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE COAST AND INCREASED CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIP INLAND. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIP OVER THE INTERIOR LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OF THE MORE POTENT WAVES MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST. SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND ALEUTIANS... LIGHT PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO FALL OVER MANY AREAS OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE DEFORMATION ZONE EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IN THE PACIFIC TO THE DECAYING LOW IN THE BERING IS SERVING AS THE FOCUS FOR LIFT ACROSS THE REGION. ONE CHALLENGE TO THE SHORT TERM FORECAST INCLUDES THE ADVECTION OF WARMER AIR ALOFT LATE TONIGHT OVER THE SOUTHWEST. THE KODIAK ISLAND SHORTWAVE WILL CROSS THE ALASKA RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND INTRODUCE WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT TO BRISTOL BAY AND THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES TOWARD THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING SO THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN EXISTS BRIEFLY THURSDAY MORNING. SINCE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE VERY LIGHT...IF THIS HAPPENS WE ARE ONLY EXPECTING A FEW HOURS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE SO NO ADVISORIES ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM MARGINAL TO VFR BY FRIDAY WITH LOCAL AREAS OF STRATUS AND FOG IN THE MORNING. AS SKIES BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLEAR THIS WEEKEND...EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO ONCE AGAIN DROP BACK DOWN BELOW CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. VERY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN PERSISTS OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA. COLD AIR ADVECTION WRAPPING AROUND THE EASTERN BERING LOW WILL BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS ALONG WITH THE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. FLOW GRADUALLY DIMINISHES OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE NEXT SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS DEVELOP WELL SOUTH OF OUR DOMAIN. IT IS NOT UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND THAT THE NEXT SURGE OF WARM AIR ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW BRINGS GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 170 172 412 413. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. AB MAR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 28, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 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.