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Gale Warning 287, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 16, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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 16, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$ TP
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959 FZAK52 PAFC 162354 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-171500- 400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 16 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 995 MB LOW 285 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN TO 1018 MB AS IT MOVES TO 40 NM SOUTHWEST OF HOOPER BAY SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS TO BRISTOL BAY SUN EVENING. A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 400 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA SUN AFTERNOON AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MONDAY WHILE DEEPENING TO 980 MB. $$ 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
645 FZAK52 PAFC 192349 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-201500- 400 PM 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 AFTERNOON. A 994 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING AT 1004 MB THEN TO 70 NM WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND THU AFTERNOON. A 955 MB LOW WILL BE JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-201500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-201500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-201500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE E OF UNALASKA. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-201500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-201500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT EXCEPT 10 FT BERING SIDE. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 7 FT BERING SIDE. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-201500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-201500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 15, 12:35 PM AKDT, 15 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 15, 12:35 PM AKDT, 15 hours 25 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1235 PM AKDT FRI MAR 15 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A STRONG BLOCKING HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE BEAUFORT SEA WITH AN EQUALLY STRONG ANCHOR LOW CENTERED OVER THE SEA OF OKHOTSK. ENERGY IS EJECTING OUT OF THE ANCHOR LOW AND DRIVING A SURFACE FRONTAL SYSTEM EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. DOWNSTREAM OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA A TROUGH IS SHEARING APART AS THE NORTHERN SECTION HEADS NORTHWESTWARD BETWEEN THE UPPER HIGH AND LOW AND THE SOUTHERN SECTION HEADS EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. CORRESPONDINGLY AN AREA OF SNOW SITTING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA FROM AROUND KING SALMON NORTHWEST TO ANIAK IS DIMINISHING. FINALLY A WEAK TO MODERATE STRENGTH LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF IS TRACKING NORTHWARD HAS BEGUN TO SLOW ITS PROGRESS AND TURN NORTHWESTWARD THANKS TO THE RIDGE SITTING TO THE NORTH. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS CONTINUE TO DISPLAY MINOR DIFFERENCES WITH LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF AND THE TWO TRIPLE POINT LOWS WHICH FORM ALONG THE BERING FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. ECMWF SHOWS THE BEST RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY AND IS PREFERRED. MODELS HAVE ALSO COME INTO GOOD AGREEMENT (WITH THE ECMWF) IN TRACK OF NEXT LOW CROSSING THE NORTHERN BERING AND DEEP LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS OVER THE WEEKEND. THUS...FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE SHORT-TERM IS ABOVE AVERAGE. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...THE EASTERN GULF LOW WILL STALL AND WEAKEN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. THIS LOW IS QUIET COMPACT...SO WINDS AND PRECIP WILL STAY CLOSE TO THE LOW CENTER AND HAVE LITTLE OR NO IMPACT ON LAND AREAS ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. MEANWHILE AS THE BERING SEA FRONT CROSSES THE ALASKA PENINSULA A TRIPLE POINT LOW WILL DEVELOP AND TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GULF. THIS WILL CAUSE THE FRONT TO QUICKLY FALL APART AS IT ENTERS THE WESTERN GULF...ONCE AGAIN KEEPING PRECIP OUT OF SOUTHCENTRAL. ONE MORE TROUGH WILL QUICKLY CROSS THE BERING THIS WEEKEND AND MOVE INTO THE GULF MONDAY...AGAIN STAYING TO THE SOUTH. BOTTOM LINE...MOST OF SOUTHCENTRAL WILL STAY COOL AND DRY. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BERING SEA FRONT WILL ARRIVE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN QUICKLY WEAKEN TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE ENERGY SPLITS...SOME HEADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA AND SOME MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE GULF. THEREFORE...ANY SNOW THAT DOES MAKE ITS WAY INLAND WILL BE LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST BEGINNING THIS EVENING. BASED ON THE SPEED OF THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT IT WILL BE QUICKLY WEAKENING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE VERY LONG-LIVED. ANOTHER SYSTEM CROSSING THE BERING WILL RAPIDLY MOVE THROUGH ON SUNDAY WITH SIMILAR IMPACTS AS THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH TONIGHT. DRY AND COLD WEATHER IS ON TAP AFTER THIS SYSTEM AS A BLOCKING RIDGE SETS UP OVER THE BERING SEA NEXT WEEK. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...SYSTEMS WILL RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE BERING THROUGH SUNDAY THANKS TO STRONG WESTERLIES ALOFT. THE PATTERN WILL SHIFT EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A HIGH AMPLITUDE BLOCKING RIDGE SETS UP OVER THE BERING SEA. THIS WILL PUSH THE STORM TRACK SOUTH AND WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE RIGHT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND STORMS PASSING TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...SO WILL STILL SEE SOME IMPACT AT TIMES ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THESE STORMS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...GUIDANCE FROM THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER AND CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER INDICATE SUPPORT FOR A LONG-LIVED BLOCKING RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA. THEREFORE...EXPECT DRY AND COOL CONDITIONS TO PERSIST ON THE EAST SIDE OF THIS RIDGE OVER MAINLAND ALASKA. AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES SOUTHWARD THERE IS ALSO GOOD POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND EVENTS ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE ALEUTIANS WILL OCCASIONALLY SEE MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AS STORMS PASS BY...BUT WILL LIKELY ALSO SEE SOME QUIET PERIODS IN BETWEEN. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING...176. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. SEB MAR 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 6:20 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr |
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