Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. 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 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
988 FZAK52 PAFC 071300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF MEKORYUK FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST AS IT WEAKENS TO 990 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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279 FZAK52 PAFC 071621 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 165 170 171 179 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF MEKORYUK FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST AS IT WEAKENS TO 990 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 40 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 720 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
943 FZAK52 PAFC 080010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 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. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT TRACKS ONSHORE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI MORNING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE BERING STRAIT FRI AFTERNOON. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA FRI MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1002 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM WEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT S 35 KT BECOMING W 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND N...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...17 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 10 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
700 FZAK52 PAFC 081247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW 60 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE ROMANZOF WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT SAT MORNING. A 984 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA FRI AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 80 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AND WEAKEN TO 1002 MB SAT AFTERNOON. A 975 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
835 FZAK52 PAFC 090026 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 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. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT. A 995 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1015 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS T0 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
246 FZAK52 PAFC 090036 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA...CORRECTED 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 986 MB LOW 75 NM NORTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO THE CHUKCHI SEA TONIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTHWEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF SAT. A 995 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1015 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SAT AND CONTINUE SLOWLY EASTWARD THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING SW 30 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT EXCEPT 14 FT BERING SIDE. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
801 FZAK52 PAFC 091238 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 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. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 230 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM EAST OF GAMBELL AT 1005 MB SAT NIGHT...THEN MOVE INLAND SUN MORNING. A 969 MB NORTHWEST PACIFIC LOW ON SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND WEAKEN TO 977 MB MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 45 KT EXCEPT S 35 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
294 FZAK52 PAFC 092354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1003 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL WILL MOVE ON SHORE NEAR UNALAKLEET AT 1012 MB SAT NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN INTO MON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE... SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 35 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 9 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT TOWARDS MORNING. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. $$ JM
659 FZAK52 PAFC 101149 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 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. PKZ199-110300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA SAT NIGHT AND THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA SUN. $$ PKZ150-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-110300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-110300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-110300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-110300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ171-110300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-110300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-110300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING S 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-110300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-110300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$
901 FZAK52 PAFC 102248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-111500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE. $$ PKZ150-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-111500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-111500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-111500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-111500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-111500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-111500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT S 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ176-111500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-111500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-111500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 10 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE EVENING. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. $$ TP
696 FZAK52 PAFC 111107 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 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. PKZ199-120300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE EASTERN BERING SEA WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ PKZ150-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-120300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-120300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-120300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-120300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND W. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-120300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-120300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-120300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT BY MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-120300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-120300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. $$
064 FZAK52 PAFC 112259 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-121500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WITH A SERIES OF WEAK NORTH MOVING WAVES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-121500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-121500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-121500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-121500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 10 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-121500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-121500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...16 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-121500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-121500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-121500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 11 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG IN THE EVENING. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. $$ TP
792 FZAK52 PAFC 121115 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 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. PKZ199-130300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT WILL SIT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-130300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-130300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-130300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-130300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-130300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-130300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT E 10 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-130300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-130300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT SE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-130300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 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 Mar 6, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:50 PM AKST, 12 hours 10 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
350 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A VERY ACTIVE WAVE PATTERN EXISTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC BASIN
TODAY...WITH A CLOSED BLOCKING HIGH OVER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE MAIN
FEATURE OF INTEREST FOR ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA IS A POWERFUL
CYCLONE DEEPENING NEAR THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN JUST SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR.
TO THE EAST IS A SHORTWAVE RIDGE AXIS WHICH IS EXPECTED TO AMPLIFY
AND SHARPEN ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA AS A VIGOROUS
OCCLUDED/WARM FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW SURGES
INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE SURFACE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AKPEN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH THE
KUSKOKWIM COAST BY FRIDAY MORNING.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT OVERALL WITH BOTH THE LARGE
SCALE FLOW PATTERN AND THE STORM CURRENTLY DEEPENING SOUTH OF THE
EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN...EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 960 HPA THURSDAY
MORNING. THE 12Z NAM WAS THE BIGGEST OUTLIER WITH A DEEPER AND
FARTHER WEST TRACK OF THE LOW...BUT THE 18Z NAM HAS SINCE CORRECTED
EASTWARD CLOSER TO THE GLOBAL MODELS. INITIALIZATION WAS GOOD AMONG
ALL THE MODELS...WITH THE DIFFERENCES LIKELY ARISING DUE TO HOW THEY
SIMULATE THE STRONG MOIST FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE ELONGATED WARM
FRONT AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH. THESE SITUATIONS TEND TO FORM A COMPACT
LOW...BUT NOT NECESSARILY A SHARP BENT BACK OCCLUSION AS THE 12Z NAM
SUGGESTS. THE 12Z GFS DIVERGED FROM EARLIER RUNS WITH AN UNREALISTIC
FAST AND BROAD LOW...AND WAS ALSO DISCOUNTED. AS A RESULT...THE 12Z
ECMWF WAS FAVORED ACROSS BOTH SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE
BERING...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VERY GOOD RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND
SUPPORT FROM THE 12Z CANADIAN AND UKMET.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...
REMNANT MOISTURE BEHIND A DEPARTING AND WEAKENING TROUGH AXIS
TRANSLATING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALASKA WILL SUPPORT SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE KENAI COAST. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND
DEVELOPING DOWN INLET FLOW SHOULD KEEP THE INTERIOR LARGELY DRY THIS
EVENING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE
AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS.
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE DEEP PACIFIC LOW WILL RAPIDLY
INCREASE BY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE WARM FRONT REACHING KODIAK
ISLAND BY NOON AND THE NORTHERN GULF COAST BY EARLY EVENING. COASTAL
LOCATIONS WILL RAPIDLY TURN TO ALL RAIN AS THE FRONT PASSES...WITH
INLAND LOW ELEVATION AREAS MIXING WITH RAIN. ACROSS NORTHERN
PWS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TOMORROW EVENING AS
THE FRONT LIFTS INLAND...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS
THOMPSON PASS. ACROSS INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL...STRONG CROSS MOUNTAIN
FLOW WILL KEEP THE TYPICAL DOWNWIND LOCATIONS LARGELY DRY THURSDAY AS
THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE STRONG ESE WINDS
ACCELERATING DOWN TURNAGAIN ARM AND ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR
THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE TREND FARTHER WEST WITH THE
LOW TRACK...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY MEET LOW END WARNING
CRITERIA. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE
ANCHORAGE BOWL INTO THE MAT-SU VALLEYS FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND AS
COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE REGION AS THE RAGGED REMNANTS OF THE
UPPER LOW PASS THROUGH.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/PENINSULA...
THE WARM FRONT WILL BE RIGHT ON THE DOORSTEP OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA
EARLY THIS EVENING...AND WILL RAPIDLY LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH BRISTOL
BAY BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LAGGING SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK OVER THE
FAR WESTERN AKPEN SOMEWHERE NEAR OR JUST WEST OF COLD BAY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING. THE NET RESULT WILL BE VERY STRONG GAP WINDS
ACCELERATING THROUGH FAVORED LOCATIONS IN THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...AND
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA FROM PORT HEIDEN TO
KING SALMON. WHILE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY AREA MAY SEE
BRIEF HEAVY SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS THE FRONT LIFTS
NORTH...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND LOW LEVEL
WARMING WILL RESULT IN A QUICK CHANGEOVER TO RAIN OR A MIX BY MID
MORNING THURSDAY. ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...SLIGHTLY COLDER LOW
LEVEL AIR ORIGINATING FROM THE INTERIOR WILL FAVOR MORE
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. WITH A FAVORABLE LOW TRACK EAST OF
THE PRIBILOFS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST
BEGINNING NEAR MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THE LOW WILL TRANSLATE NORTH OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH A COLD FRONT SWEEPING OVER THE AREA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT.
ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA...
STRONG SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO SLIDE OVER THE WESTERN AKPEN
TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH THE LOW
TRACK EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE PRIBILOFS...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BY LATE TONIGHT TO STORM FORCE ON THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT NEARS THE AREA. THE FRONT
IS NOT EXPECTED TO CLEAR THE PRIBILOFS...HOWEVER...WITH NEAR
CONTINUOUS SNOW SHOWERS AND INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS LEADING TO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS...BRIEF BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AS THE FRONT
LIFTS OVER THIS EVENING...BUT THEY WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS TEMPS WILL
RAPIDLY WARM UP. RAIN AND SNOW WILL TURN BACK TO ALL SNOW BY LATE
THURSDAY MORNING AS THE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE AND COLD AIR
FILTERS BACK IN. WITH UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND MAX STORM FORCE
WINDS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ENVELOP THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FROM
LATE THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
AND QUIESCENT WEATHER ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL SLIDE EAST
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
SATURDAY AND BEYOND...THE REMNANTS OF THE UPPER LOW OVER ALASKA WILL
WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD...LEAVING LINGERING LIGHT SHOWERS OVER
SOUTHERN ALASKA. A FAST MOVING UPPER WAVE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
BERING INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY...BRINGING
SNOW TO SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE AKPEN...AND POSSIBLY INTO THE
NORTHERN GULF COAST SUNDAY DEPENDING ON TRACK. THEREAFTER...BOTH THE
GFS ENSEMBLE AND THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE DEVELOP A BLOCKY UPPER LEVEL
PATTERN WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING FROM THE BERING SEA TO
GREENLAND. THE NET RESULT WILL BE A COLDER AND LARGELY DRY OFFSHORE
FLOW PATTERN FOR MAINLAND ALASKA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH
QUIET WEATHER OVER THE BERING.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 185 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 136 137 140 141 165 180 185.
STORMS 130 132 138 150 155 160 170 171 172 179 351 352 412
413 414.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 412 414.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
AHSENMACHER MAR 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 7, 12:15 AM AKST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1215 AM AKST THU MAR 07 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
657 PM NON-TSTM WND GST DUTCH HARBOR 53.90N 166.55W
03/07/2013 M85 MPH AK ASOS
830 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MCHUGH CREEK 61.00N 149.43W
03/07/2013 M82 MPH HANDAR
1000 PM NON-TSTM WND GST GLEN ALPS AK 61.09N 149.69W
03/07/2013 M95 MPH HANDAR
&&
KUTZThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 7, 7:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 7, 12:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr |
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