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Storm Warning 83, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 28, 2012

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 28, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 1, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

387 
FZAK52 PAFC 281242
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 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.

PKZ199-290300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 365 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA
AT 985 MB BEFORE MOVING TO EASTERN RUSSIA. A STRONG ASSOCIATED FRONT
FROM THE WEST-CENTRAL BERING TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE
CENTRAL BERING AND ALASKA PENINSULA TUE AFTERNOON...THEN DISSIPATES
TUE NIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 315 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE EVENING STRENGTHENS
TO 971 MB 40 NM EAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO NEAR
NIKOLSKI AT 970 MB LATE WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING
THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-290300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING
ALONG THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-290300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-290300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-290300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-290300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-290300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 50 KT PACIFIC SIDE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-290300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24
FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-290300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-290300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$
4 follow-up statements
922 
FZAK52 PAFC 282353
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 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 AKST TUE FEB 28 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEATHER FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATED THIS
EVENING. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 967 MB 80 NM EAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON THEN TURN
EAST AND WEAKEN TO 975 MB NEAR CHIGNIK THU AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-291500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-291500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-291500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-291500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ170-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-291500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 
4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-291500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT BY LATE EVENING THEN
INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...SW 60 KT PACIFIC SIDE.
BERING SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-291500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-291500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ179-291500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE FEB 28 2012

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
844 
FZAK52 PAFC 291246
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTH OF ADAK STRENGTHENS TO 971 MB 35 NM
SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WED EVENING...THEN TURNS EAST AND WEAKENS TO 985 MB
AS IT APPROACHES 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK THU EVENING BEFORE
DISSIPATING THU NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
BUILDING TO 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 50 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...W 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT
BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 15
FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...W 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$
782 
FZAK52 PAFC 010006
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 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.

PKZ199-011500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 978 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NEAR CHIGNIK AT 983 MB 
THU AFTERNOON THEN TO NEAR MONTAGUE ISLAND AT 992 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 
FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-011500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-011500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-011500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-011500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND 
RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT BERING SIDE...W 45 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT
BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-011500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-011500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...SW 55 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...W 35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS
14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-011500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-011500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-011500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 29 2012

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$
523 
FZAK52 PAFC 011249
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR NIKOLSKI MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK AT 986
MB THU EVENING AND THEN IS ABSORBED INTO A LARGER LOW OVER THE GULF
OF ALASKA THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
FRI EVENING AND THEN INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN BERING SEA LATE FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

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

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...22
FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13
FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST THU MAR 1 2012

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT.  

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC3 days
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 27, 4:09 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC6 hr
Feb 27, 4:09 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC17 hr
Feb 27, 9:42 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC17 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr

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Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every storm warning in 2012

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