Gale Warning 146, NWS Anchorage, AK

244 
FZAK52 PAFC 021837 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
936 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

UPDATED 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 964 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 80 NM NORTHEAST OF
PORT MOLLER AT 988 MB LATE SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO
THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH LATE SUN
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...E OF SAND POINT...SE WIND 35 KT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 7 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF COLD BAY. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW.
PATCHY FOG.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND
15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM ATKA W. SEAS 19 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM SHEMYA
W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
936 AM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

960 
FZAK52 PAFC 030034
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND
POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 200 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KISKA MON
AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 20
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

252 
FZAK52 PAFC 030706 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1005 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

UPDATED 155

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

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

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 969 MB LOW 140 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO NEAR SAND
POINT SUN AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 979 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO
NEAR KING SALMON AT 992 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW 200 NM
SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 100 NM EAST OF KISKA MON
AFTERNOON AT 989 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
1005 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. 
SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE WIND 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
SHEMYA W...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

783 
FZAK52 PAFC 031216
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 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.

PKZ199-040300-
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 975 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 984 MB AND MOVE
TO 80 NM EAST OF SAND POINT TONIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE ASHORE
OVER DILLINGHAM AT 994 MB BY MON AFTERNOON. A 992 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH
OF KISKA LATE TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE MON
NIGHT AT 994 MB.

$$

PKZ150-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 22 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-040300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 35 KT
BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-040300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-040300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-040300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ON
BERING SIDE. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ON BERING SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-040300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-040300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT W 35 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-040300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 35 KT
BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-040300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-040300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

039 
FZAK52 PAFC 040030
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 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.

PKZ199-041500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 992 MB 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF
KING SALMON BY MON AFTERNOON...THEN TO 70 NM NORTH OF DILLINGHAM AT
995 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN
TO 989 MB 110 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MON AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE 140
NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA LATE TUE MORNING. A 967 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST
OF SHEMYA MON NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON
AND DEEPEN TO 954 MB. 

$$

PKZ150-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 21
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-041500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-041500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-041500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-041500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-041500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-041500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SEGUAM
ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-041500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-041500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.WED AND THU...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-041500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

896 
FZAK52 PAFC 041219
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 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.

PKZ199-050300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 988 MB LOW 110 NM NORTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB
OVER DILLINGHAM THIS EVENING. A 993 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHEAST OF KISKA
WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI LATE TONIGHT AT 996 MB...THEN
DISSIPATE. A 960 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA LATE TONIGHT WILL
MOVE TO 225 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE TUE NIGHT AND DEEPEN TO 955 MB.

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PKZ150-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 15
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

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PKZ155-050300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

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PKZ160-050300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

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PKZ165-050300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

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PKZ180-050300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT W 10 KT S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT.  

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PKZ170-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

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PKZ171-050300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

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PKZ172-050300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE...E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT
BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

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PKZ175-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

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PKZ176-050300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.  
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT
BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

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PKZ185-050300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT.  

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PKZ179-050300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 4 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI FEB 1 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF THE
STATE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A BROAD AND BAGGY UPPER LEVEL LOW
LOCATED SOUTH OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. FROM THIS LOW EXTENDS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EASTWARD ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN
SOUTHEAST INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH TOWARDS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE STATE THIS WEEKEND WHILE THE MEAN UPPER LEVEL LOW POSITION
WORKS ITS WAY NORTH AND EAST TOWARDS BRISTOL BAY BY SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE WEAKENING. AN ACCOMPANYING 974 MB LOW SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT NORTH AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB SATURDAY MORNING
BEFORE WEAKENING TO 980 MB OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW AROUND THIS
CENTER OF ACTION WILL MEAN AT LEAST A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS
THE NEARLY THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA FOR AT LEAST SOME PERIOD DURING
THE WEEKEND.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE LOCKED IN ON THE OVERALL PATTERN AND ARE SHOWING MUCH
BETTER AGREEMENT AND CONSISTENCY THAN YESTERDAY. THERE ARE STILL SOME
DIFFERENCES WORTH NOTING. THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE VERY CLOSE IN THE
SOLUTION IN THE BERING SEA AND SEEM TO HAVE A BETTER HANDLE ON THE
MOVEMENT OF THE LARGE LOW IN THE REGION THAN THE NAM. IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA THE NAM AND GFS DEVELOP A TRIPLE POINT LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND FRIDAY AND MOVE IT TOWARD MONTAGUE ISLAND BY SUNDAY WHILE THE
ECMWF DOES NOT DEVELOP THIS LOW AS MUCH AND MERELY HINTS AT THAT
FEATURE ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTION FITS THE
DYNAMIC PATTERN BETTER AND WILL BE PREFERRED IN THE GULF DURING THAT
TIME PERIOD. AFTER THAT THE GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD
AGREEMENT INTO LATE NEXT WEEK.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIDESPREAD FOG ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING HAS
LARGELY DISSIPATED AS THE NEXT FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE REGION AND
INCREASED THE MIXING OF THE AIRMASS. THIS FRONT IS ONCE AGAIN
BRINGING WARMER AIR INTO THE REGION AND WILL CAUSE MOSTLY RAIN ALONG
THE COASTAL AREAS. AREAS FARTHER INLAND WILL LARGELY BE DOWN SLOPED
OUT. HOWEVER THERE DOES REMAIN A SMALL CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN IN THE
UPPER COOK INLET REGION AS COOLER NORTHEASTERLY SURFACE FLOW WILL
KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING AT NIGHT AND WARMER AIR ALOFT THAT
IS ABOVE FREEZING IS OVER-RUNNING THIS COOLER AIR.

SOUTHWEST...THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS RAPIDLY
WEAKENING BUT IS STILL PROVIDING ENOUGH LIFT TO PRODUCE SOME SNOW IN
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA WEST OF KING SALMON. AREAS CLOSER TO THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE THE PRECIPITATION DOWN SLOPED OUT
WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WELL.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE STRONG LOW MOVING NORTHWARD OUT OF THE
PACIFIC TOWARD THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY WEAKEN
AND ELONGATE AS IT MOVES INTO THE RIDGE IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.
AREAS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WEST OF THIS LOW WILL SEE SNOW SHOWERS
WHEREAS IT WILL BE MOSTLY RAIN IN THE ALEUTIANS EAST OF THE LOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE EXTENDED FORECAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE
CURRENT WEATHER MAP WITH THE JET STREAM DISPLACEMENT FURTHER SOUTH
AND WEAK DECAYING FRONTS APPROACHING THE MAINLAND. HOWEVER A MORE
ACTIVE PATTERN IS ON THE HORIZON WITH A DEEP LOW MOVING OVER THE
BERING SEA SENDING ANOTHER ROUND OF DISTURBANCES TOWARD THE MAINLAND
IN THE MIDDLE TO LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 120 130 140 172 175 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

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