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Gale Warning 248, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 1, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
In force
60 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

931 
FZAK51 PAFC 011207
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-020300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 998 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHEAST OF WHITTIER WILL WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE
OVER THE KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW 460 NM SOUTH
OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO AROUND 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON
ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL TRACK TO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON...THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SUN MORNING. 

$$

PKZ120-020300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
8 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-020300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-020300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-020300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-020300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-020300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-020300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-020300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-020300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-020300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10
KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-020300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-020300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-020300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 
5 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-020300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
688 
FZAK51 PAFC 020031
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE OVER 
THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 
AS IT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-021500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-021500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-021500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-021500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-021500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT... WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
454 
FZAK51 PAFC 020625 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

CORRECTED ZONE 137

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-021500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 1005 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING WILL DISSIPATE OVER 
THE EASTERN GULF ON SAT. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHWESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY 
AS IT GRADUALLY DISSIPATES SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ120-021500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-021500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-021500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-021500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ127-021500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ128-021500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ129-021500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-021500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT EXCEPT 3 FT FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS W. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-021500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT...BUILDING TO 11 FT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-021500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-021500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-021500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-021500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ141-021500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 1 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
837 
FZAK51 PAFC 021208
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1010 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO
AROUND 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE.
A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SW GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL GULF AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-030300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-030300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-030300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-030300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-030300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
915 
FZAK51 PAFC 021930 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1030 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

UPDATED 130

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-030300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1010 MB LOW 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL DRIFT TO
AROUND 100 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE.
A WEATHER FRONT NEARING THE SW GULF THIS MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE
CENTRAL GULF AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE SUN NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ120-030300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-030300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-030300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-030300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-030300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-030300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-030300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-030300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
1030 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT. E OF THE BARREN
ISLANDS...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-030300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-030300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-030300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-030300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-030300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-030300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
992 
FZAK51 PAFC 030023
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-031500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON BEFORE DISSIPATING SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF MON AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ120-031500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-031500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-031500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-031500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-031500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-031500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-031500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-031500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...E WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-031500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. N OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 30 KT
INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-031500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT
BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-031500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-031500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-031500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF
KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-031500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$
067 
FZAK51 PAFC 031203
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-040300-
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD 
OVER THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE. 

$$

PKZ120-040300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT N OF MIDDLETON ISLAND. SEAS 
10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-040300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-040300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-040300-
PORT VALDEZ
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-040300-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-040300-
VALDEZ ARM
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-040300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-040300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-040300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF
DANGEROUS CAPE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-040300-
CHINIAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-040300-
MARMOT BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-040300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-040300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-040300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$
773 
FZAK51 PAFC 040021
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-041500-
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF WILL
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER
THE GULF MON THROUGH TUE.
$$

PKZ120-041500-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-041500-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. 
.TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-041500-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ126-041500-
PORT VALDEZ
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ127-041500-
VALDEZ NARROWS
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ128-041500-
VALDEZ ARM
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-041500-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...EAST WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-041500-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT
EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-041500-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ136-041500-
CHINIAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ137-041500-
MARMOT BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-041500-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-041500-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-041500-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST, 16 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:40 AM AKST, 16 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1140 AM AKST THU FEB 28 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A DEEP COMPACT LOW IS TRACKING
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS (GALE FORCE) ARE BEING OBSERVED ON THE NORTH TO EAST SIDE
OF THE LOW. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH WHICH CROSSED SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
EARLY THIS MORNING IS HEADING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TO SOUTHWEST
ALASKA. THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING BEHIND THE TROUGH IN AN
UNSTABLE AIR MASS. THESE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS
THE APPROACHING LOW CAUSES WIND TO BACK TOWARD THE NORTH. MIDDLETON
ISLAND RADAR SHOWS THE PRECIP MOVING IN OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW IS
REMAINING OFFSHORE. THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT FLOW HAS ALREADY
BACKED TO NORTHEASTERLY OVER SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

CONDITIONS ARE FAIRLY CALM ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA
THIS MORNING. FLOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA IS VERY WEAK AND DIFFUSE
WITH MULTIPLE FEATURES PASSING BY...RESULTING IN AREAS OF LIGHT
SNOW. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND AN EXITING LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA
PENINSULA IS PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW FROM THE
EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA.

THE NEXT MAJOR STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA IS NOW INTENSIFYING OVER
THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND HEADED NORTHEAST TOWARD THE ALEUTIANS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS SOLUTION IS VERIFYING BEST WITH EASTERN
GULF LOW AND OBSERVED WINDS FROM THE NORTHERN TO EASTERN GULF.
HOWEVER...DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE THE GFS SOLUTION OF TRACKING
THIS LOW TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WITH A TROUGH EXTENDING
FROM THE LOW BACK TO SOUTHCENTRAL WOULD EXPECT A SOLUTION MORE
LIKE THE GEMGLB WHICH WEAKENS THE MAIN LOW SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING
AND DEVELOPS A SECONDARY LOW OVER WEST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND.

CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE ECMWF/GEMGLB SOLUTIONS WITH TRACK OF MAJOR
STORM SYSTEM ALONG THE ALEUTIANS THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR THE MOST
PART THEY HAVE SHOWN VERY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THE GFS MODEL
HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT AS WELL BUT HAS BEEN FASTER AND FARTHER
NORTH COMPARED TO THE CLUSTER OF OTHER MODEL SOLUTIONS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...

SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS LOW WEAKENS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT
OFFSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN WHICH WILL ALLOW STEADY PRECIP TO MOVE
BACK INTO THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. A REMNANT LOW IS EXPECTED
TO SET UP OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING...WITH
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE MAIN SYSTEM ADVECTING WESTWARD ACROSS
THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS. THERE WON'T BE A LOT OF UPPER LEVEL
FORCING AS THE UPPER CENTER HEADS INLAND. HOWEVER THIS IS A FAVORABLE
SET-UP FOR LIGHT SNOW FROM THE WESTERN KENAI TO ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT-SU. THE LARGER UPPER TROUGH OVER THE REGION WILL EVENTUALLY LIFT
NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. HOWEVER...BUILDING RIDGE
RIGHT BEHIND IT MEANS IT WILL RAPIDLY BE WEAKENING AND SURFACE LOW
OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL BE DISSIPATING BY THAT POINT.
SO SNOW POTENTIAL DOES NOT LOOK AS FAVORABLE. IN ANY CASE
SOUTHCENTRAL WILL DRY OUT AND COOL DOWN A BIT SATURDAY AS UPPER
RIDGE MOVES OVERHEAD.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO LIFT NORTHEASTWARD. SKIES WILL
THEN CLEAR OUT FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OUT
AHEAD OF ALEUTIAN SYSTEM ARRIVES. THIS RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA OVER THE WEEKEND AND HELP BLOCK THE ALEUTIANS SYSTEM FROM
MAKING IT VERY FAR EASTWARD. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SOUTHWEST COAST WILL BE RIGHT ON THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT...MEANING THERE IS POTENTIAL
FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THIS COULD REMAIN
JUST OFFSHORE. AT THIS POINT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN THE
STORM TRACK TO LEAN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CONTINUE TO FAVOR STORM TRACK AS DEPICTED BY
THE ECMWF AND GEMGLB MODELS. NO MATTER WHICH STORM TRACK YOU GO WITH
CONDITIONS LOOK FAVORABLE FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND WEST OF
THE LOW CENTER. PLAN TO UPGRADE THE CURRENT BLIZZARD WATCHES FOR THE
CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS TO WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
IN ADDITION...EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW
AS COLD AIR QUICKLY WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM. FOR NOW WILL STICK WITH
STORM FORCE WINDS...BUT IF THE LOW IS A LITTLE DEEPER THAN FORECAST
WILL LIKELY SEE AN AREA OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL
TO WESTERN ALEUTIANS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALSO LOOK FAVORABLE ON
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AS THE OCCLUDED FRONT ARRIVES ON FRIDAY
EVENING...ESPECIALLY FOR SAINT PAUL ISLAND WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY
SEA ICE. THE PRESENCE OF THE SEA ICE MAKES IT MORE OF A CONTINENTAL
TYPE CLIMATE...MAINTAINING COLDER TEMPERATURES AS AIR MOVES OVER
ICE INSTEAD OF WATER. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH AND AHEAD OF THE LOW WILL
WARM ENOUGH TO SEE A MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN. WINDS ALONG THE
OCCLUDED FRONT WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG...BUT AT THIS POINT IT
DOES NOT LOOK STRONG ENOUGH TO REACH THE HIGH WIND WARNING THRESHOLD.
THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE SOUTHEAST SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS
ANOTHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE RIDGE WHICH BUILDS OVER MAINLAND ALASKA
THIS WEEKEND WILL CUT-OFF AND LIFT NORTHWARD TOWARD THE POLE EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL LEAVE A MUCH WEAKER RIDGE IN PLACE SO THAT THE
NEXT TROUGH CROSSING THE BERING WILL LIKELY BE ABLE TO MAKE INROADS
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THAT STILL LEAVES
SEVERAL DAYS OF DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE MAINLAND. THE
STORM WHICH TRACKS INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SOUTHERLIES INTO THE BERING SEA RESULTING IN MUCH WARMER
TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LOOKING THROUGH THE
END OF NEXT WEEK MODELS ARE KEYING ON A MAJOR SYSTEM TRACKING SOUTH
OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND THEN INTO THE GULF.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 187 191.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...170 172 175 176.
         GALE WARNING...155 165 171 179 180 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...165 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

SEB FEB 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 4:12 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC44 hr
Feb 28, 11:40 PM AKSTHurricane Force Wind WarningAFC28 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 1, 4:37 AM AKSTHigh Wind WatchAFC4 hr
Mar 1, 4:37 AM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC15 hr

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