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Storm Warning 52, NWS Anchorage, AK

February 24, 2013

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Feb 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2013, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

071 
FZAK52 PAFC 250048
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 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.

PKZ199-251500-
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB LOW 320 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 280 NM SOUTH
OF CHIGNIK LATE TONIGHT AT 980 MB THEN TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SITKINAK MON AFTERNOON AT 973 MB AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 440 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MIDDAY MON 
WILL MOVE TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA TUE AFTERNOON AT 975 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...STORM WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 45 KT TOWARD MORNING.
GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-251500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES MAINLY IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-251500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-251500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-251500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD EVENING. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING
SIDE. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-251500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-251500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING
SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...STORM WARNING MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 45 KT
DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-251500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE EVENING. 
.MON...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-251500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N AND E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 15 KT. S AND W
OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-251500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$
5 follow-up statements
227 
FZAK52 PAFC 251240
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 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.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SITKINAK MON AFTERNOON AT 973 MB AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON EVENING
WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR THE COAST.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
160W...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SHEMYA...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT
EXCEPT 8 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15
FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 1O KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
261 
FZAK52 PAFC 251255 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

CORRECTED TYPO ZONE 179

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-260300-
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 977 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF
SITKINAK MON AFTERNOON AT 973 MB AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA
BY TUE AFTERNOON. A 972 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MON EVENING
WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR TUE NIGHT AT 978 MB. 
$$

PKZ150-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NEAR THE COAST.
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-260300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-260300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT E OF 160W. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
160W...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-260300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-260300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NW 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT W OF
UNALASKA. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 20 KT E OF UNALASKA. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-260300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-260300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT
DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 50 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 50 KT
DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...NE 20 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-260300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF
SHEMYA...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT N 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17 FT
EXCEPT 8 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 15
FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-260300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE
15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 30 KT.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 35 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW.
.TUE...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-260300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$
468 
FZAK52 PAFC 260007
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 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.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON AND 
THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA 
WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB AND 
THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO
60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 60 KT DIMINISHING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING
SIDE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF ATKA IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT BERING SIDE...35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ST MATTHEW ISLAND E.
SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING
NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$
479 
FZAK52 PAFC 260644 AAA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

UPDATED 150 155

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ199-261500-
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 973 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 
AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY TUE AFTERNOON AND 
THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT. A 971 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA 
WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF ADAK TUE AFTERNOON AT 976 MB AND 
THEN TO 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WED AFTERNOON AT 982 MB.

$$

PKZ150-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 40
KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-261500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
945 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-261500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT E OF 160W. SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-261500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-261500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND.  
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING
SIDE. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM DUTCH HARBOR E. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 9 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-261500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-261500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS
18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY E OF ATKA IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT BERING SIDE...35 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17 FT
BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-261500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM SHEMYA W. SEAS 17
FT...EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-261500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM ST MATTHEW ISLAND E.
SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING
NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-261500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON FEB 25 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 

$$
038 
FZAK52 PAFC 261254
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 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.

PKZ199-270300-
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 980 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY WILL LINGER AROUND THE GULF
OF ALASKA WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 975 MB
LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SAND
POINT WED NIGHT AT 986 MB.
$$

PKZ150-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN
THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-270300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-270300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-270300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

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

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-270300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT SE OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...21 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-270300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-270300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON PACIFIC
SIDE. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 15 FT BERING
SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT BERING SIDE...22 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT BERING SIDE...NE 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 18 FT
BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 24 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-270300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT EXCEPT 14 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT EXCEPT 12 FT FROM SHEMYA W. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY SHEMYA W.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-270300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 20 KT.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-270300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE FEB 26 2013

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY... E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Feb 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:00 PM AKST, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKST SUN FEB 24 2013

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 84 HOURS. THERE ARE
SOME SMALL DIFFERENCES IN TIMING OF THE SURFACE LOWS AND
PRECIPITATION FIELDS...WITH GENERALLY THE GFS BEING FASTER WITH BOTH
FIELDS THAN THE ECMWF AND NAM. HOWEVER...THE GFS AND ECMWF (AND
UKMET AND GEM GLOBAL) ARE IN GOOD ENOUGH AGREEMENT TO LEND
CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST...WHILE THE NAM SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF
AN OUTLIER.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
FAIRLY ZONAL FLOW EXISTS ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. A SERIES
OF LOWS IN THIS FLOW WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ALASKA OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE GENERAL PROGRESSION OF THESE SYSTEMS IS TO SLIDE ALONG
ALONG OR JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS AND THEN NORTHEAST INTO THE
GULF OF ALASKA. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS JUST EAST OF KODIAK AND IS
MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AND WEAKENING. ANOTHER LOW IS SPINNING UP
SOUTH OF THE AKPEN/EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH AN EAST/NORTHEAST
TRAJECTORY. ANOTHER SYSTEM THAT WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE ALEUTIANS
IS FORMING ABOUT 1000 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
THE KODIAK LOW WILL REACH THE GULF COAST TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE
MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT...MAINLY FOR COASTAL AREAS...BUT SOME SHOWERS
WILL MOVE INLAND.

THE SECOND SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WIND UP AND MOVE NORTHEAST. THIS
WILL BRING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AKPEN TONIGHT AND
MONDAY...AND TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA MONDAY. THE MAIN LOW WILL MOVE
INTO THE GULF LATER MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE LARGER
THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE...BUT ALSO CENTERED FURTHER SOUTH.
PRECIPITATION AND WINDS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WITH ITS MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK
PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY CONFINED TO COASTAL AREAS EVEN MORE SO
THAN THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE GULF AND
WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

THE SYSTEM SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP AND WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS LOW WILL BE QUITE LARGE BY THIS TIME AND THE SURFACE PRESSURE
WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 970 MB. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS BY MONDAY EVENING AND THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL THEN SLOW DOWN AND WEAKEN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 161 181.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 150 155 172 175.
         GALE WARNING 120 130 132 160 165 170 176 185.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 140 150 155 165 170 171 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG FEB 13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC60 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 days
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 24, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 24, 4:25 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC30 hr
Feb 24, 4:25 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFC38 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Feb 25, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 25, 5:06 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC25 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.