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Gale Warning 293, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 18, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 18, 2013, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 20, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force: 60 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

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

6 follow-up statements

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.  

$$

002 
FZAK52 PAFC 200409 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
810 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013

UPDATED ZONE 160

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
810 PM AKDT TUE MAR 19 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF 160W. 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.  

$$

002 
FZAK52 PAFC 201140
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 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.

PKZ199-210300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A 993 MB LOW NEAR THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO 175 NM
WEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND THU MORNING AT 1004 MB THEN INLAND THU
NIGHT. A 955 MB LOW JUST SOUTH OF SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA THU AFTERNOON
WILL BE 350 NM WEST OF ATTU AT 968 MB LATE THU NIGHT.
$$

PKZ150-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. W OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING NEAR THE COAST. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT BERING SIDE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TODAY...E WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11
FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT PACIFIC SIDE...5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT PACIFIC SIDE...4 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-210300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 30 KT.
SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-210300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

795 
FZAK52 PAFC 202340
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 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.

PKZ199-211500-
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEAKENS AND DRIFTS
SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL
TONIGHT MOVES TO 12 NM EAST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND AT 1006 MB THURSDAY
EVENING...THEN MOVES INLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 190 NM
NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-211500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-211500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE LATE MORNING. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-211500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-211500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.THU...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 4 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-211500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. LOCAL GUSTS TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-211500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE.  
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT
EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT 6 FT BERING SIDE. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT EXCEPT 8 FT BERING SIDE. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-211500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-211500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING
SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT.
SNOW.
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 45 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-211500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT WED MAR 20 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT NEAR MORNING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT SUN MAR 17 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. GENERALLY PREFER THE
NAM FOR ITS BETTER HANDLING OF LOCAL EFFECTS.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THAT
STRETCHES NORTHWARD ACROSS THE INTERIOR INTO THE ARCTIC OCEAN. THERE
IS ANOTHER RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING SEA. A SMALL LOW IS ALONG
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF ALASKA AND MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST. AN ARCTIC
LOW CENTERED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF BANKS ISLAND CANADA IS MOVING
TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST AND WILL HAVE AN INCREASING IMPACT ON WEATHER
OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA LOW WILL SLIDE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA ON MONDAY THEN INTO THE ALASKAN PANHANDLE ON TUESDAY.
AT THE SAME TIME THE CENTRAL ALASKA RIDGE WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE
NORTHWEST. AS THE CANADIAN LOW MOVES SOUTH AND THE BERING RIDGE
BUILDS THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL BECOME MORE
NORTHERLY THROUGH TUESDAY AND NORTHWESTERLY BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL
INCREASE THE GAP WINDS AND KEEP THE AIR MASS COLD AND DRY.

FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN STABLE THROUGH
MONDAY AS THE CENTRAL ALASKAN RIDGE WEAKENS. LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY THE GAP WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES MORE
NORTHERLY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE FLOW
ALOFT BECOMING NORTHWESTERLY.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE LOW
OVER THE AREA MOVES SOUTHEAST. THESE SHOWERS SHOULD PRETTY MUCH END
LATER MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GULF AND THE BERING HIGH
BUILDS. THE FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL ALSO BECOME NORTHERLY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON USHERING IN MORE COLD AIR THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 172 175 176.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 165.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 13

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Brisk Wind Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	5 days
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr

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Sources

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