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Gale Warning 267, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 7, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
5 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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.  

$$
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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. 
$$
775 
FZAK52 PAFC 122309
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM 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.

PKZ199-131500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA DISSIPATES BY WED
AFTERNOON. A HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA WED NIGHT
MOVES EAST INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA BY THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER
FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA BY THU AFTERNOON. HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA TUE AFTERNOON BEGINS TO WEAKEN.

$$

PKZ150-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-131500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-131500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-131500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF PORT
MOLLER.
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-131500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. PATCHY
FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-131500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-131500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC 
SIDE. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT
BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-131500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-131500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND UP TO 15 KT. PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-131500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...N 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. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$
TP

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 5:00 AM AKST, 11 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
500 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR ALASKA CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT AS AN
ALEUTIAN LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING NORTH TOWARDS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.  A
WEAKENING RIDGE STRETCHES FROM THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA INTO THE
YUKON TERRITORY OF CANADA. THIS IS PRODUCING A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND AND ALASKA PENINSULA...WHICH IS
CURRENTLY BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY. A FRONT FROM
THE ALEUTIAN LOW IS CURRENTLY ENTERING THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF
ALASKA...AND WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO AREAS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA
AS IT ENTERS THE NORTHERN GULF THIS AFTERNOON.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT SYNOPTICALLY UNTIL FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WHEN THEY BEGIN TO STRUGGLE WITH THE ALEUTIAN LOW AS IT
MAKES LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST. WE CURRENTLY PREFER THE EC
SOLUTION FOR THE WEAKENING LOW...WHICH KEEPS IT FURTHER SOUTH OVER
THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA...RATHER THAN THE NAM/GFS WHICH QUICKLY
MOVES IT INTO EASTERN SIBERIA. THE GFS IS ALSO THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
WITH CREATING A WEAK SECONDARY LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE
TONIGHT...AND AS A RESULT HAS A WEAK BUT WELL DEFINED LOW OVER THE
NORTHWEST GULF ON SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE ONE OF THE NEXT
FORECAST CHALLENGES AS SUBTLE CHANGES IN THE LOW POSITION OFFER
DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO THE SOUTHCENTRAL SNOWFALL CHANCE
THIS WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE BIG FORECAST CHALLENGE
FOR SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. THERE IS NOW HIGHER
CONFIDENCE WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A TRAPPED
MOUNTAIN WAVE. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER EAST
ANCHORAGE STARTING THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING TO LATE THIS
EVENING. ELSEWHERE...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS STARTING LATE THIS EVENING AS THE
FRONT REACHES THE NORTHERN GULF.

SOUTHWEST...THE ALEUTIAN LOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE HIGH WINDS ALONG
THE ALEUTIAN RANGE...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM
DELTA COAST TODAY. THE HIGH WINDS ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL ALSO
CREATE DOWNSLOPING FROM KING SALMON TO ILIAMNA...THEREFORE THEY
SHOULD STAY MOSTLY DRY TODAY OTHER THAN A PASSING SHOWER OR TWO. ON
THE OTHER HAND...AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY FROM DILLINGHAM WESTWARD WILL
REMAIN IN STEADY RAIN AND SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. THE NEXT
CONCERN FOR THIS AREA IS WITH POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE
ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME NORTHWESTERLY AND
THE PRECIPITATION TYPE SWITCHES OVER TO SNOW. BECAUSE OF THIS A
BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED STARTING LATE TONIGHT.

BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING IN THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TO THE NORTH AND COLD AIR
ADVECTION INCREASES. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS
WESTWARD WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY CALM COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE
STATE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS THE ALEUTIAN LOW SLOWLY RIDES UP THE
WEST COAST OF ALASKA.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
ONCE THE ALEUTIAN LOW MOVES OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS
WEEK...THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL REMAIN CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF WEAK LOWS PROGRESS
THROUGH THE STATE AND INTO THE GULF. THEN THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE
THAT A RIDGE WILL SET UP FROM THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND INTO THE
INTERIOR. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA CLEAR AND DRY
WITH THE PRIMARY STORM TRACK OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND WESTERN BERING.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 101 161
         BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 185 195
         BLIZZARD WATCH 181
MARINE...STORM 130 132 136 137 160 170 172 179
         GALE 120 125 138 140 141 150 155 165 180 171 176 185
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 179
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

DEK MAR 13

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 7, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013

AKZ101-080600-

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS
EVENING OVER EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE...

A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS APPROACHING ANCHORAGE FROM THE SOUTH
THIS AFTERNOON. AS IT GETS CLOSER WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN
ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CHUGACH. A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FOR GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH.

CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS TO MIX
DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF ANCHORAGE...ESPECIALLY AREAS NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE. THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN EXACTLY HOW STRONG THESE WINDS WILL BE. IN
THESE TYPES OF EVENTS IT IS COMMON TO HAVE VERY LOCALIZED STRONG
GUSTS.

THE BEST ESTIMATE FOR EAST ANCHORAGE AND THE LOWER HILLSIDE IS
EASTERLY GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING
THE EVENING HOURS.

GUSTY WINDS WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE INTO THE REST OF THE ANCHORAGE
AREA AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHEAST
GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH FOR WEST ANCHORAGE.

SEB
Local storm report, Mar 7, 2:17 PM AKST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
217 PM AKST THU MAR 07 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1110 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST PORTAGE                 60.78N 148.85W
03/07/2013  M76 MPH                             AK   ASOS

0156 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 SW IGIUGIG            59.32N 155.90W
03/07/2013  M74 MPH                             AK   AWOS

&&

DSTRICKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC71 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.