Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 254, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
667 FZAK52 PAFC 031203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 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 MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND WEAKEN TODAY. A WEAK 999 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHWEST OF SITKINAK WILL DISSIPATE AROUND 80 NM WEST OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT. A 965 MB LOW 330 NM WEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE TO AROUND 420 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 978 MB EARLY TUE MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FROM THE WESTERN BERING TODAY TO THE EASTERN BERING LATE MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND TO 15 KT. TOWARD SHELIKOF STRAIT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING S 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY MIDDAY. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE MORNING. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 40 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$
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027 FZAK52 PAFC 040015 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 520 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
510 FZAK52 PAFC 040627 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 926 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 UPDATED ZONE 171 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 MAR 3 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 986 MB 520 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA TUE AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING BY MON AFTERNOON AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 926 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON W OF SHEMYA. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. $$
132 FZAK52 PAFC 041203 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA AROUND 580 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 985 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKING TO THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE WESTERN AK ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 500 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 970 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER EAST...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN FROM PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. $$
329 FZAK52 PAFC 041307 RRA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 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 MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA AROUND 580 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 985 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKING TO THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE WESTERN AK ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 500 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 970 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER EAST...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE DURING THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN FROM PORT MOLLER EAST IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. $$
931 FZAK52 PAFC 041902 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1003 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 UPDATED ZONE 165 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 969 MB LOW 240 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN SIBERIA AROUND 580 NM NORTH OF ATTU AT 985 MB TUE NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT TRACKING TO THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE WESTERN AK ON TUE. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO AROUND 500 NM SOUTH OF UNALASKA AT 970 MB WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1003 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE EVENING. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF CHANNELED AREAS. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 45 KT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. $$
028 FZAK52 PAFC 050014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 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. PKZ199-051500- 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 300 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 990 MB 500 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL MOVE INLAND BY TUE MORNING. A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR ON WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-051500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-051500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT E OF 160W. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-051500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-051500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...S WIND 10 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-051500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-051500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ176-051500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT SW 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF 176E. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SHEMYA...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-051500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. $$ PKZ179-051500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. $$ TP
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 Mar 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 5:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 PM AKST SAT MAR 2 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN FEATURE OF INTEREST THIS AFTERNOON IS THE 980 MB LOW
CURRENTLY PASSING APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS IT CONTINUES TO TRACK EASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT EXTENDS NORTHWARD FROM THE LOW TO NEAR THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AND THEN CURVES SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING AND
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AKPEN...WITH AREAS OF SNOW ONGOING OVER THESE
LOCATIONS. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOFS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL ALLOW AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TO
PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ALSO
SUBSIDED OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...ALTHOUGH STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BLOWING SNOW
OVER THESE AREAS AS WELL. A NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER
THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND EXTENDS INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF
ALASKA...YIELDING CALM CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WITH
RESPECT TO THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC PATTERN. THE LOW SOUTH OF THE
ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD
INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TONIGHT AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE UPPER RIDGE
IN PLACE OVER THE MAINLAND. THE RIDGE WILL SLIDE EASTWARD ON SUNDAY
AND TRANSITION TO A CLOSED UPPER HIGH AS IT IS UNDERCUT BY THE
AFORMENTIONED LOW...REMAINING IN PLACE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AK THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK. MODELS DIFFER SOMEWHAT IN THE PLACEMENT
OF THE FRONT POISED TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING...WITH
THE EC BRINGING THE FRONT CLOSER TO THE CENTRAL GULF BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WHEREAS THE GFS/NAM SOLUTIONS KEEP IT FURTHER WEST IN THE
VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND. DESPITE THESE DIFFERENCES...ALL MODELS
DEPICT THE FRONT STALLING OVER THE GULF AND WEAKENING AS IT
ENCOUNTERS THE RIDGE. CONTINUED TO UTILIZE THE GFS FOR THE FORECAST.
MODELS ARE ALSO IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON BRINGING THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC
LOW INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY...WITH AN ASSOCIATED FRONT
REACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TRAVERSING THE REST OF THE
CHAIN THROUGH MONDAY.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
CALM CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL AK INTO THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE KODIAK ISLAND
WHERE A RAIN/SNOW MIX AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF
THE FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARM ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR ALL RAIN BY
SUNDAY...WITH A FEW SHOWERS POTENTIALLY MAKING IT AS FAR NORTH AS THE
SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA. WILL AGAIN HAVE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL
FOR FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT OVER NORTHERN COOK INLET AS HIGH PRESSURE
BECOMES ESTABLISHED AND SUBSIDENCE TAKES HOLD...ALTHOUGH HIGH CLOUDS
MOVING IN TONIGHT MAY LIMIT THIS POSSIBILITY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA AND LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE
COAST THIS EVENING...PARTICULARLY FOR PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY WEST OF
DILLINGHAM. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS ON
SUNDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA AND THE
PARENT LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC.
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FROM THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS TO THE AKPEN AS THE LOW DEPARTS THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TRANSITORY RIDGING MOVES THROUGH ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...THE BREAK WILL
BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER FRONT WELL AHEAD OF THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC
LOW MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING REACHES THE WESTERN PART OF THE
CHAIN TONIGHT. A BRIEF WINDOW OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AS STRONG WINDS AND SNOW ARRIVE
WITH THE FRONT. THE BLIZZARD THREAT SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM AND RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN WITH THE
SNOW. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL THEN
OVERSPREAD THE REST OF THE CHAIN AS WELL AS THE PRIBILOFS AND AKPEN
FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH MONDAY AS THE WEAKENING FRONT TRAVERSES THE
BERING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND THROUGH
THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...YIELDING RELATIVELY CALM CONDITIONS FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA. THE RIDGE WILL THEN BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN BY MIDWEEK
AS AN UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE BERING ENCROACHES UPON IT FROM
THE WEST...REINTRODUCING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE FORECAST.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 161
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176
GALE WARNING 130 132 136 137 138 150 160 172 179 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 176
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
CB MAR 13The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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