Brisk Wind Advisory 48, NWS Anchorage, AK

373 
FZAK52 PAFC 302358 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 165

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

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

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1017 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE LATE SAT NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM NORTHWEST
OF ADAK TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 280 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 994 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

155 
FZAK52 PAFC 310542 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
940 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

UPDATED ZONES 170 172 179

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

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

PKZ199-311500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 1017 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL DRIFT NORTHEAST AND
DISSIPATE LATE SAT NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM NORTHWEST
OF ADAK TONIGHT AND MOVE TO 280 NM WEST OF ST PAUL AT 994 MB SUN
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB
MON AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-311500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES
IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...
EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-311500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-311500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-311500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
940 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST
OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-311500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-311500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
940 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND BECOMING 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-311500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-311500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 40 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-311500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
940 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.  
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

048 
FZAK52 PAFC 311158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 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.

PKZ199-010300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN
BERING TODAY AND THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN THROUGH
MON. A 999 MB LOW 140 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 250 NM WEST
OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 994 MB THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL THEN MOVE
TO 300 NM WEST OF GAMBELL AT 999 MB MON AFTERNOON. A NORTH PACIFIC
LOW WILL APPROACH 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU AT 968 MB MON AFTERNOON AND
MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATTU LATE MON NIGHT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN
STRENGTH.

$$

PKZ150-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.   

$$

PKZ155-010300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-010300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-010300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING.
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-010300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE WIND 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT BY MID MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-010300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT MID MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-010300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT PACIFIC SIDE...12 FT BERING SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ175-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ176-010300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

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PKZ185-010300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.  

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PKZ179-010300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 31 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

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SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE UPPER LEVELS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
TRANSITIONING INTO A BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE
STATE AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA CONTINUES TO
AMPLIFY AND PUSH EASTWARD THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE MIDDLE OF
THE STATE. THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IS NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA
AND IT WILL STAY IN THAT REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AT THE SURFACE THERE IS A STRONG RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA
WHICH IS BLOCKING THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF A FRONT IN THE CENTRAL
BERING. EAST OF THIS RIDGE THE FEATURES ARE RATHER WEAK WITH A LOW
SOUTH OF KODIAK THAT WILL DISSIPATE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND A SMALL
CIRCULATION IN COOK INLET.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE HANDLING THE PATTERN SHIFT WELL
OVERALL. THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE OVERALL PATTERN WITH A FEW
LOCAL ISSUES STANDING OUT. THE FIRST IS WITH THE MOVEMENT OF A WEAK
LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW. THIS
LOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD TO THE COAST BUT SOLUTIONS VARY AS TO HOW FAR
EAST IT WILL GO. THE GFS AND NAM BOTH MOVE IT ON SHORE NEAR ICY BAY
WITH THE UKMET FARTHER WEST AND ECMWF FARTHER EAST. THE HIGHER
RESOLUTIONS OF THE GFS/NAM LIKELY ARE HELPING THOSE MODELS RESOLVE
THE IMPACT OF THE COLDER AIR FROM OUTFLOW WINDS AND HOW THEY WILL
IMPACT THE LOWS COURSE. THEREFORE THE NAM AND GFS ARE PREFERRED
MODELS FOR THE GULF REGION ON SUNDAY.
IN THE BERING SEA THERE WILL BE A LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE FRONT
TONIGHT WHICH WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH MONDAY. THIS
DEVELOPING LOW IS CAUSING MORE ISSUES FOR THE MODELS THAT THE ONE IN
THE GULF. THE BEST TRACK FOR THIS LOW APPEARS TO COME FROM THE ECMWF
WITH THE NAM LAGGING TOO FAR BEHIND WITH THE SPEED OF ITS MOVEMENT.
THE MODELS ARE ALL IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE STRONG LOW THAT
WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WEAK LOW IN COOK INLET AND A SHORT WAVE IN
THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA ARE BRINGING SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
TO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT AS THESE FEATURES FURTHER WEAKEN AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES
MORE PRONOUNCED OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE TOMORROW.
THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL BE A BIT OF AN EXCEPTION AS SOUTHERLY FLOW
ALOFT WILL PERSIST FROM PRINCE WILLIAM EASTWARD. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
A WEAK LOW IN EASTERN BRISTOL BAY IS KEEPING SOME RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND THAT AREA AS WELL. TEMPERATURES ALOFT IN THAT AREA ARE
COOL AND THAT IS ALSO HELPING CREATE SOME CONVECTIVE LIFT AND
ENHANCING THE SHOWERS. THIS LOW WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND REMAINING
SHOWERS SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF THROUGH SUNDAY.
A COLD FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL BE A
RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE AND THERE IS ENOUGH WARM AIR AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT TO MAKE ANY BLOWING SNOW IN THE ALEUTIANS OF PRIBILOF ISLANDS
UNLIKELY.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE KAMCHATKA UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RETROGRADE
OVER SIBERIA AND CAUSE STRONG RIDGING OVER THE BERING SEA AHEAD OF
THE POTENT ALEUTIAN LOW EARLY NEXT WEEK. MOST OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER
WILL REMAIN OVER AND SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WHILE DRY AND CLEAR
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THE BIG QUESTION
WILL BE HOW MUCH COLD AIR SETTLES INTO THE EASTERN INTERIOR/COPPER
RIVER BASIN AFFECTING THE STRENGTH OF THE ENSUING OUTFLOW WINDS ALONG
THE GULF COAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 172 175 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 13

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1220 PM AKDT SAT MAR 30 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1100 AM     SNOW             UPPER HILLSIDE          61.10N 149.72W
03/26/2013  M23.5 INCHES                        AK   NWS SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEEKEND.
            DELAYED REPORT

1100 AM     SNOW             GLEN ALPS               61.10N 149.69W
03/26/2013  M 28.0 INCHES                       AK   NWS SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH WEEKEND.
            DELAYED REPORT

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