Gale Warning 213, NWS Anchorage, AK

618 
FZAK52 PAFC 271313 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

CORRECTED TYPO 172

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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND
POINT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON
THU AND THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING 35 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT SUBSIDING TO
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
ATKA...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF AMCHITKA PASS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
AMCHITKA PASS...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF 177W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

435 
FZAK52 PAFC 272216 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
116 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

UPDATED ZONE 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.

PKZ199-280300-
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 981 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SAND
POINT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN EXIT TO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC ON
THU AND THU NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ150-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-280300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-280300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-280300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-280300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

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

$$

PKZ170-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING 35 KT W OF DUTCH HARBOR AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-280300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-280300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT SUBSIDING TO
17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
ATKA...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT W OF AMCHITKA PASS IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
AMCHITKA PASS...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-280300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...BERING SIDE...N WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT
BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-280300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF 177W. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-280300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
116 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

626 
FZAK52 PAFC 280035
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 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.

PKZ199-281500-
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 983 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC THU NIGHT. A 1009 MB LOW WILL FORM 40 NM EAST OF
SHEMYA WED EVENING AND MOVE TO 210 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU EVENING AND
THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING FRI MORNING. A DEVELOPING LOW
WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 110 NM SOUTH OF ADAK
FRI AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-281500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-281500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ165-281500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-281500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-281500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-281500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. WIND DIMINISHING TO 25 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW
25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW.
.FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-281500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 8 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-281500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ179-281500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST WED FEB 27 2013

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT NEAR SAINT GEORGE. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1245 PM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE RAPID PACE OF STORM SYSTEMS ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN TIER OF ALASKA HAS SLOWED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH DEVELOPMENT
OF CLOSED CIRCULATIONS IN THE UPPER LEVELS AND THE UPPER JET SINKING
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC. ONE LOW COMPLEX IN THE GULF
CONTINUES TO PRODUCE GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF. THE BULK OF PRECIP IS OFFSHORE THANKS TO A (DRY) OFFSHORE
COMPONENT TO THE LOW LEVEL FLOW ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. TO THE WEST OF
THE GULF LOW A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS LIFTING
NORTHWARD TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF LIGHT
SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
IS OBSERVING PERIODS OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THE OTHER LOW COMPLEX
IS TRACKING SLOWLY EASTWARD JUST SOUTH THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN. THIS IS
A MATURE LOW WHICH HAS BEGUN TO FILL AND WHICH IS CAUSING ONLY
MINOR IMPACTS ALONG THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE VERIFYING FAIRLY WELL WITH CURRENT
SYSTEMS. AS ALEUTIAN LOW AND TROUGH APPROACH THE GULF EXPECT
CYCLOGENESIS OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC INITIATED BY UPPER LEVEL
WAVES CROSSING THE NORTH PACIFIC IN THE BASE OF THE LONG-WAVE
TROUGH. MODELS ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH INTENSITY AND TRACK OF
THESE LOWS AND DISPLAY VERY POOR RUN-TO-RUN CONTINUITY. FOR NOW
PREFER A MIDDLE OF THE PACK SOLUTION AS REPRESENTED BY THE ECMWF.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF WILL OPEN INTO
A TROUGH AND LIFT NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL PUSH PRECIP BACK ONSHORE ALONG THE COASTAL ZONE WHILE
INLAND AREAS WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONGER
WINDS AS THIS MOVES ONSHORE EXPECT A PERIOD OF LOW VISIBILITIES IN
BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE QUITE ENOUGH
WIND FOR A BLIZZARD SO WILL ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
BLOWING SNOW. MEANWHILE...THE SURFACE LOW WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS
WESTWARD TO KODIAK ISLAND AND THEN DISSIPATE A SIT TRIES TO CROSS
OVER TO BRISTOL BAY. THE MAIN IMPACT OF THIS WILL BE TO INCREASE
THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PRODUCE
TO STRONG WINDS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ARM. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THE NEXT COUPLE SYSTEMS MOVING INTO
THE GULF THIS WEEK...BUT THE RESULT WILL BE THE SAME AS THE CURRENT
SYSTEM WITH THE BULK OF WIND AND PRECIP REMAINING ALONG THE GULF
COAST.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...AS GULF LOW BEGINS TO OPEN INTO A TROUGH THIS
EVENING A SHORT-WAVE WILL SPIN OFF FROM IT AND HEAD NORTHWEST
ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW
TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING
SNOW IS IN  EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT. A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSIT SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS GULF TROUGH
LIFTS NORTHWESTWARD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. WITH WEAK AND UNFOCUSED
VERTICAL MOTION SNOWFALL WILL BE SPOTTY ACROSS THE REGION. AS WE
HEAD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TO
SYSTEMS TRACKING INTO THE GULF WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM
THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THIS WILL PRODUCE
COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE ALEUTIANS WILL SEE A BRIEF BREAK AS
THE CURRENT SYSTEM EXITS TO THE EAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY BEFORE
ANOTHER DEEP LOW ARRIVES THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS NEXT SYSTEM
WILL BE INTENSIFYING AS IT REACHES THE ALEUTIANS AND WILL QUITE A
BIT MORE POWERFUL THAN THE CURRENT SYSTEM. THERE IS GOOD POTENTIAL
THAT WIND WARNINGS AND OR/BLIZZARD THRESHOLDS MAY BE REACHED...BUT
IT IS TOO EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING QUITE YET. MEANWHILE...THE TROUGH
CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL ROTATE BACK WESTWARD TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BRINGING SOME SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
WINDS ARE BORDERLINE FOR A BLIZZARD...SO CURRENTLY LEANING TOWARD
ISSUING A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL UNDERGO AMPLIFICATION
BY THE END OF THE WEEK BUT REMAIN PROGRESSIVE. THUS THE STORM TRACK
WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT TRACK FROM THE ALEUTIANS TO THE
GULF/NORTHEAST PACIFIC. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE MAJOR STORM MOVING
TO THE ALEUTIANS ON FRIDAY WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHERN GULF AND
NORTHEAST PACIFIC NEXT WEEKEND...POSSIBLY REMAINING FAR ENOUGH
SOUTH TO MISS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COMPLETELY. MODELS INDICATE
SYSTEM AFTER THIS ONE TAKING A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK INTO THE BERING
WITH RIDGE BUILDING DOWNSTREAM OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. THUS...COULD
BE HEADED INTO A MORE PROLONGED DRY PERIOD OVER MAINLAND ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING...120 130 141 172 175.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13