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Brisk Wind Advisory 35, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 11, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this brisk wind advisory at Mar 11, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 14, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

696 
FZAK52 PAFC 111107
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

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.

PKZ199-120300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE
NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-120300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-120300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-120300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-120300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-120300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-120300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT
BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-120300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 19
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-120300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-120300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT.  
$$
7 follow-up statements
064 
FZAK52 PAFC 112259
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

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.

PKZ199-121500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK NORTH MOVING WAVES WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.

$$

PKZ150-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-121500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-121500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-121500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-121500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-121500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-121500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND.
SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5
FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT
BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-121500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-121500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT.  

$$
TP
792 
FZAK52 PAFC 121115
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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.

PKZ199-130300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL SIT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA.
$$

PKZ150-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-130300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-130300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
$$

PKZ165-130300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-130300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK
ISLAND.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-130300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-130300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-130300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-130300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-130300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
$$
775 
FZAK52 PAFC 122309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES BY WED
AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT
MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT
MOLLER.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
TP
415 
FZAK52 PAFC 131127
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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.

PKZ199-140300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES BY THIS
AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK
TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THU NIGHT.
A WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU AFTERNOON
AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-140300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-140300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT EAST OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-140300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-140300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-140300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-140300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-140300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20
KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-140300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-140300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$
864 
FZAK52 PAFC 132254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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

PKZ199-141500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED NIGHT AND 
WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB
LOW WILL FORM 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT AND THEN
DISSIPATE IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI. 
$$

PKZ150-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-141500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.  
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-141500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE W OF
160W. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-141500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-141500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 10 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-141500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-141500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF
AMCHITKA PASS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-141500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM 
SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-141500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-141500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
525 
FZAK52 PAFC 141119
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE IN THE
VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM NORTH
OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KIPNUK AT
998 MB FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. N AND E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-150300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  
$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-150300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM DUTCH HARBOR N
AND E. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING E OF DUTCH HARBOR. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
$$

PKZ172-150300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING
SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-150300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-150300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE
15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  
$$
812 
FZAK52 PAFC 142314
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

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

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO 
THE EASTERN BERING FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST
FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT.
$$

PKZ150-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. 
.FRI... W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF 160 W...WIND BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT
BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 
SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 
11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this brisk wind 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 brisk wind advisory went out at Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PATTERN SHIFT
OVER THE STATE. THE PERSISTENT UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE EASTERN BERING
SEA IS BEING DISPLACED BY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AS THE LOW PUSHES
RAPIDLY EASTWARD WITH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA. THIS
RIDGE WILL BECOME ENTRENCHED IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND CHUKCHI
SEA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WHICH WILL BRING IN CLEARING SKIES
OVER MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
AT THE SURFACE THE RIDGE IS BUILDING INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE. THE SURFACE LOW IS REDEVELOPING IN THE
NORTHWEST GULF TODAY AND WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA THE FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NEXT LOW IS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH INTO THE RIDGE WITH NO AVAIL.
THIS FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND THEN WEAKEN ON TUESDAY.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN MOSTLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AND ARE DOING MUCH BETTER WITH THE LATTER PART OF
THE WEEK AS WELL. YESTERDAY THERE WAS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GFS
AND ECMWF SOLUTION WITH THE ECMWF BEING PREFERRED DUE TO IT KEEPING
THE RIDGE ENTRENCHED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING SEA. THE GFS HAS NOW SHIFTED SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD THIS
SOLUTION WHICH IS BRINGING GREATER CONFIDENCE IN THE LONG TERM
FORECASTS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA IS DIVING SOUTHEASTWARD AND INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
THE SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL END QUICKLY AFTER THE
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WAS
ENHANCED FROM THE CENTRAL KENAI PENINSULA NORTHWARD INTO THE SUSITNA
VALLEY AS DIVERGENCE ALOFT INCREASED THE LIFT. FURTHER ENHANCING THE
LIFT OVER ANCHORAGE WAS THE LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW THROUGH TURNAGAIN
ARM. THIS HAS NOT BEEN STRONG ENOUGH EASTERLY FLOW TO CAUSE DOWN
SLOPING. INSTEAD IT ENHANCED THE SNOW AS IT PRODUCED A CONVERGENCE
ZONE OVER ANCHORAGE WHEN THE LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS OUT OF TURNAGAIN
ARM MET THE SOUTH WINDS MOVING UP COOK INLET.
AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GULF THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
FROM THE RIDGE IN THE INTERIOR AND THE LOW IN THE GULF WILL INCREASE
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA AND THE NORTH GULF COAST.
THOMPSON PASS WILL LIKELY SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS AND THEREFORE THERE
IS A HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THOMPSON PASS FOR MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THIS.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS SOLIDLY IN THE COLD AIR AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
AS THE SHORT WAVE HAD COMPLETELY MOVED THROUGH THAT AREA. WHILE
REGIONS NEAR BRISTOL BAY NORTHWARD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY HAVE
CLEARED OUT THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA CONTINUES TO SEE WIDESPREAD STRATUS.
THIS STRATUS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
THE FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS IS BRINGING IS STRONG SOUTHERLY
WINDS AND WARM AIR SO MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN. THE
WIND AND RAIN WILL DIMINISH AS THE FRONT WEAKENS TUESDAY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE AMPLIFIED PATTERN THAT IS SETTING UP WITH
THE BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE BERING WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN
LATE IN THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA DIGS
SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL RESULT IN ZONAL FLOW
OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND A BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE ARCTIC BY NEXT
WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST BELOW NORMAL FOR
LATE IN THE WEEK WITH A FEW SNOW SHOWERS...BUT WITH SOME SUNNY BREAKS
AS WELL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WATCH 131.
MARINE...GALE 130 138 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Mar 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 11, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days
Mar 11, 4:48 AM AKDTHigh Wind WarningAFC48 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.