Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 279, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 12, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ TP
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415 FZAK52 PAFC 131127 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-140300- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS DISSIPATES BY THIS AFTERNOON. A 1004 MB LOW WILL FORM 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK AT 1006 MB THU NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THU AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-140300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-140300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY AND THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 15 KT EAST OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-140300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-140300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-140300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-140300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-140300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. FROM SHEMYA W...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-140300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-140300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
864 FZAK52 PAFC 132254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 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. PKZ199-141500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON. A 1002 MB LOW WILL FORM 225 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WED NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI. $$ PKZ150-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-141500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-141500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT E OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE W OF 160W. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-141500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-141500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT N AND W OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-141500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-141500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. WIND BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF AMCHITKA PASS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-141500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM SHEMYA W...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-141500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-141500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 13 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
525 FZAK52 PAFC 141119 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-150300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1002 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL DISSIPATE IN THE VICINITY OF KODIAK ISLAND ON FRI. A 993 MB LOW WILL FORM 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL FRI AFTERNOON AND MOVE TO 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KIPNUK AT 998 MB FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. N AND E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-150300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-150300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-150300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-150300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM DUTCH HARBOR N AND E. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING E OF DUTCH HARBOR. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-150300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-150300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT EARLY BECOMING S 35 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-150300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-150300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-150300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
812 FZAK52 PAFC 142314 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 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. PKZ199-151500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT OVER THE WESTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING FRI AND THEN DISSIPATE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST FRI NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING ON SAT. $$ PKZ150-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-151500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-151500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI... W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF 160W. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. W OF 160 W...WIND BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-151500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-151500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 10 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-151500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-151500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-151500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-151500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 15 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-151500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 14 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
388 FZAK52 PAFC 151200 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR TOKSOOK BAY SAT MORNING. LATE SAT NIGHT A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ TP
528 FZAK52 PAFC 151439 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 635 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 UPDATED ZONES 160 171 180 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. PKZ199-160300- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING AND THEN MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. A 993 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 997 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR TOKSOOK BAY SAT MORNING. LATE SAT NIGHT A 1007 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AND THEN MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING EARLY SAT MORNING AND THEN MOVE TO 90 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AT 1003 MB SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. HIGHER GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-160300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-160300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 635 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-160300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-160300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 635 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-160300- UNALASKA BAY 635 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-160300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-160300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-160300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-160300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
344 FZAK52 PAFC 152355 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-161500- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 80 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND LATE TONIGHT NEAR KIPNUK. A 985 MB LOW 250 NM NORTHWEST OF ATTU EARLY SAT MORNING WEAKENS TO 1012 MB SUN MORNING NEAR SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND AND THEN MOVES INLAND SUN AFTERNOON NEAR HOOPER BAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-161500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-161500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF 160W. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-161500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-161500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING N 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN BERING SIDE. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-161500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN BECOMING SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-161500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW WIND 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-161500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 24 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-161500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-161500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
929 FZAK52 PAFC 161141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 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. PKZ199-170300- 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1001 MB LOW 90 NM EAST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 1008 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 1014 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A 987 MB LOW 330 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1009 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN MORNING...AND THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 1018 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR TOKSOOK BAY SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-170300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-170300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-170300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-170300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...5 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-170300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SUN...SW WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-170300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE WIND 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-170300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 25 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-170300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-170300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ TP
959 FZAK52 PAFC 162354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 285 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1018 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB. $$ PKZ150-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-171500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-171500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-171500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-171500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. .THU...E WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-171500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-171500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT....EXCEPT 10 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT NEAR MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-171500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-171500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SUN...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-171500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
897 FZAK52 PAFC 171147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 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. PKZ199-180300- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1010 MB LOW 60 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 490 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MON MORNING AND THEN TRACK FURTHER SOUTHWARD INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. $$ PKZ150-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-180300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-180300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-180300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-180300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...6 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT E OF DUTCH HARBOR. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-180300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-180300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-180300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 25 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 17 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF SHEMYA. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-180300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-180300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ TP
426 FZAK52 PAFC 172321 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1019 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF KIPNUK WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN MON MORNING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. .MON...N TO E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
359 FZAK52 PAFC 172334 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 CORRECTION TO ZONE 175 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. PKZ199-181500- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1019 MB LOW 40 NM WEST OF KIPNUK WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND THEN WEAKEN MON MORNING THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-181500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-181500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-181500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-181500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF UNALASKA...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...7 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-181500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-181500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 13 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ175-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE LATE EVENING. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT. .MON...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-181500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM SHEMYA W. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 20 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-181500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N TO E WIND 20 KT. .MON...N TO E WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-181500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$
969 FZAK52 PAFC 181146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190300- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING WITH LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH TUE MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN THROUGH WED MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NW OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-190300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING N OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-190300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-190300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-190300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-190300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT E 35 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 BUILDING TO 17 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT EAST OF ATKA. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT E 30 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT EAST OF ATKA. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...15 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-190300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. W OF SHEMYA...NE 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT W OF SHEMYA. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-190300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-190300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ TP
996 FZAK52 PAFC 182339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 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. PKZ199-191500- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TUE AND DISSIPATE WED. A 1003 MB LOW WILL BE 200 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 5 FT E OF UNALASKA. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 12 FT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT....DIMINISHING TO 20 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT PACIFIC SIDE...9 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT 30 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 18 FT EXCEPT 13 FT FROM SHEMYA W. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 18 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
556 FZAK52 PAFC 191144 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND DISSIPATE BY TUE NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING WED MORNING AND INTO THE CENTRAL BERING BY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 31 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ 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 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE GOOD THIS MORNING. OVERALL MODELS ARE REASONABLE AND IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THROUGH ABOUT 60 HRS. AFTER THIS THE ECMWF HAS THE BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. THIS AFTERNOON PACKAGES WILL BE BASED ON THE NAM THROUGH WED FOR OUTFLOW WINDS...THEN LOOKING AT A ECMWF BLEND THROUGH 84 HRS. .ANALYSIS...FAIR SKIES WERE EVIDENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MAINLAND FORECAST AREA. STRONG N/S PRESSURE GRADIENTS WITH SUPPORTING NORTHERLY UPPER FLOW GENERATED STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 70S AND 80S MPH WERE EVIDENT IN VALDEZ AND THROUGH THE COPPER RIVER DELTA. STRONG NE WINDS GUSTING INTO THE 60S MPH WAS EVIDENT ACROSS THE MATANUSKA. NUMEROUS AREAS OF BRISK NORTHERLY AND GAP FLOWS WERE EVIDENT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS SW ALASKA WERE NOT AS STRONG WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE 20S TO 30S MPH IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS IS PRODUCING RAIN/SNOW AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE BOUNDARY. COLDER AND UNSTABLE AIR IS EVIDENT TO ITS WEST BY OPEN CELL CU AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ACCOMPANIED BY WARNING LEVELS GUSTS IN ZONES 131 AND 135 WILL CONTINUE INTO WED AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN GENERALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION WED NIGHT AS UPPER SUPPORT WAINS. THOUGH PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL REMAIN STRONG AS THE INTERIOR HIGH MAINTAINS INTENSITY AND A WEAK LOW RETROGRADES WEST ACROSS THE NORTH GULF. THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE EASTERLY GALES ACROSS THE NORTH GULF WED NIGHT/THU. DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE REPLACED WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH GULF/KENAI PEN/COOK INLET WED NIGHT/THU AS LOW MOVES WEST ACROSS THE GULF. .SW ALASKA... GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHERLY FLOW IS EVIDENT OVER THE SW MAINLAND. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH WED. COLD NORTHERLY FLOW COMING OFF THE ICE PACK WILL GATHER MOISTURE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS OF BRISTOL BAY AND PRODUCE CLOUDS WITH SOME CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE AK PEN. NORTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS MUCH OF SW ALASKA THU AS THE GULF LOW BACKS WEST. .ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL DRIFT EAST AND DISSIPATE WED NIGHT. A SECONDARY AND STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WED NIGHT AND TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS/CENTRAL BERING SEA FRI MORNING. SMALL CRAFT TO GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT ALONG WITH RAIN AND SNOW. COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER WILL TRAIL THE FRONTAL ZONE. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE AS WE MOVE FURTHER THROUGH THE WEEK WITH LOWS PROGRESSING ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING SHORT LIVED PERIODS OF PRECIP TO AREAS THAT THEY PASS. EARLY NEXT WEEK THE PATTERN WILL BECOME MORE AMPLIFIED AS RIDGING WILL BUILD IN OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE AND A DEEP LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE ALEUTIANS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 AND 135. MARINE...GALES 120 126 127 128 130 176 FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 13
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 12, 10:05 AM AKDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1005 AM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNW VALDEZ 61.12N 146.35W
03/12/2013 M74.00 MPH AK AWOS
CORRECTION TO LOCATION
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DSTRICKLLocal storm report, Mar 12, 3:42 PM AKDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
342 PM AKDT TUE MAR 12 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0859 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNW VALDEZ 61.12N 146.35W
03/12/2013 M74.00 MPH AK AWOS
CORRECTION TO LOCATION
1056 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 NNE VALDEZ 61.13N 146.27W
03/12/2013 M94.00 MPH AK ASOS
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DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr |
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