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Storm Warning 67, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 5, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2013, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 FZAK52 PAFC 051212 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 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. PKZ199-060300- 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 400 NM NORTH OF ATTU WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INTO EASTERN SIBERIA THIS EVENING. AN ASSOCIATED WEAKENING FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING MOVES INLAND WESTERN AK TODAY. A 971 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 570 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI WED MORNING WILL TRACK TO AROUND 160 NM EAST OF UNALASKA AT 960 MB EARLY THU MORNING. $$ PKZ150-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-060300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-060300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-060300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-060300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING FROM NUNIVAK ISLAND E. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-060300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-060300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ176-060300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N AND W OF SHEMYA. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-060300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-060300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$
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979 FZAK52 PAFC 060048 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 60 NM EAST OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT W OF ATKA...15 FT E OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ TP
006 FZAK52 PAFC 060321 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 UPDATED ZONE 165 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL STRENGTHEN TO 965 MB AS IT MOVES TO 300 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK TO 60 NM EAST OF COLD BAY THU AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 625 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...12 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT NW 30 KT W OF ATKA. SEAS 8 FT W OF ATKA...15 FT E OF ATKA. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. $$ TP
247 FZAK52 PAFC 061254 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 162W AS IT INTENSIFIES TO 958 MB THU MORNING...THEN TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WIND DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT N 45 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
850 FZAK52 PAFC 061526 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 UPDATED ZONES 150 155 165 170 171 172 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. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 54N 162W AS IT INTENSIFIES TO 958 MB THU MORNING...THEN TO 100 NM NORTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AS IT WEAKENS TO 968 MB THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS W...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 625 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON... EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N 50 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NW 50 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
637 FZAK52 PAFC 070036 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 232 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 35 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAND POINT THU AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKEN TO 981 MB AS IT MOVES ONSHORE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT NW 25 KT W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 15 FT W OF SHUMAGIN ISLANDS FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SW WIND 35 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT E OF PORT MOLLER. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 24 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 55 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 18 FT...EXCEPT 11 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NW 55 KT E OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 21 FT...EXCEPT 13 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLANDS. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT...EXCEPT 12 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLANDS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT..EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT 35 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SNOW. .FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
988 FZAK52 PAFC 071300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF MEKORYUK FRI MORNING...THEN MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST ALASKA COAST AS IT WEAKENS TO 990 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. W OF SAND POINT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 INCREASING TO 45 KT DURING THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. W OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. .SUN THROUGH MON...S WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 Mar 4, 1:15 PM AKST, 14 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 1:15 PM AKST, 14 hours 45 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 115 PM AKST MON MAR 4 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN HAS BECOME VERY AMPLIFIED WITH A HIGH LATITUDE RIDGE OVER THE MAINLAND THAT EXTENDS ABOVE 70N. MEANWHILE...A DEEP TROUGH OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC IS IN PLACE OVER THE WESTERN 2/3 OF THE BERING SEA. A LONG AND SLOW-MOVING WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING IS MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE PRIBILOFS AND TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WITH SNOW AND GALE FORCE WINDS. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT IS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY THAT IS CLASHING WITH THE STRONG RIDGING TO THE EAST TO GENERATE A NARROW BUT INTENSE BAND OF PRECIPITATION OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT...WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED AND GENERALLY SLOW-EVOLVING WEATHER PATTERN. THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WILL WEAKEN AS IT CONTINUES TO PROGRESS TOWARD THE MAINLAND COAST THIS EVENING. GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COAST AS THE FRONT FALLS APART AND PUSHES INLAND DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE FRONT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS THE REMNANTS OF THE FEATURE MOVE INTO SOUTHCENTRAL WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW TO MOST AREAS WITH GENERALLY MINIMAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALL EYES TURN TO A LARGE PACIFIC LOW THAT ALL MODELS BRING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE BRISTOL BAY REGION ON THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BECOME A MAJOR WEATHER-MAKER AS IT USHERS IN STRONG WINDS AND WARM TEMPERATURES FOR THE END OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE GFS IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER BEING SLOWER WITH THE LOW MOVEMENT...WHILE THE GEM IS THE FASTEST MODEL. THE EC/NAM SOLUTION IS THE MIDDLE GROUND AND LOOKS THE MOST REASONABLE FOR THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST. SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY ALSO STILL EXISTS INVOLVING THE DEVELOPING AND STRENGTH OF ANY TRIPLE-POINT LOW AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA. THINK SOME WEAK TRIPLE POINT DEVELOPMENT DEFINITELY SEEMS POSSIBLE...BUT WILL OPT FOR MORE OF A BROAD-BRUSHED APPROACH UNTIL MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT AS THE STORM GETS CLOSER IN TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL...SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF SUNSHINE WILL GIVE WAY TO CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION BY TOMORROW MORNING AS THE BERING FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD. PERSISTENT RAIN SHOWERS FROM KODIAK TO SOUTHERN COOK INLET WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING AS THE MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE OVER BRISTOL BAY MOVES NORTHWARD. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION WEDNESDAY WINDS ALONG THE FRONT WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL GET CAUGHT UP ON THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER WITH WEAKENING CROSS-BARRIER FLOW THINK EVEN INLAND AREAS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW OR RAIN/SNOW MIX DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY THE AFOREMENTIONED MAJOR LOW APPROACHES THE REGION. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE KEY DETAILS OF HOW THIS STORM WILL EVOLVE AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND...INCLUDING TIMING OF THE LOW CENTER POSITION AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING IN THE NORTHERN GULF. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS GROWING THAT TURNAGAIN ARM WILL LIKELY BE APPROACHING WARNING-LEVEL WINDS ON THURSDAY...THESE KEY DETAILS WILL HAVE A MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOW MUCH IF ANY WIND MAKES IT INTO ANCHORAGE DURING THIS EVENING. SUFFICE IT TO SAY...STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WITH THE FRONT IMPACTING THE AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL BE HOW MUCH TEMPERATURES WARM AND POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF WARM AIR REMAINING ALOFT WITH THIS FRONT...SO NOT EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING AT MOST LOCATIONS. THIS WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION TYPE GENERALLY AS SNOWFALL NORTH OF CAPE NEWENHAM. THE FRONTAL PRECIP BAND IS NOT VERY WIDE...BUT IS MOVING SLOWLY ENOUGH THAT SOME ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE LIKELY AS WELL AS LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST ANYWHERE TEMPERATURES STAY IN THE UPPER 20S. ON TUESDAY THE FRONT PUSHES INLAND AND WEAKENS DRAMATICALLY...WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY IN INLAND AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. THE STORM ON THURSDAY WILL LIKELY BRING STRONG WINDS TO PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY AND SNOW/BLOWING SNOW TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AS THE LOW TRACKS INLAND LATE THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THESE WEATHER IMPACTS WILL BE VERY DEPENDENT ON THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW WHICH IS STILL IN QUESTION AT THIS TIME. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...WITH THE FRONT MOVING OFF TO THE EAST MOST OF THE BERING SEA WILL SEE BROAD BUT FAIRLY LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE EASTERN HALF OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL BE THE FIRST TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE APPROACHING STORM. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SPREAD FROM DUTCH HARBOR TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH STEADY PRECIP MOVING IN FROM SOUTH. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL LIKELY SETUP SOMEWHERE AROUND COLD BAY...WITH RAIN TO THE EAST AND SNOW TO THE WEST. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE AFOREMENTIONED MAJOR LOW WILL FALL APART RAPIDLY AS IT MOVES SLOWLY INLAND THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. LONG RANGE MODELS ARE HINTING AT A RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE BERING ON SATURDAY AND MOVING INTO INTERIOR ALASKA BY SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE CONTINUING EASTWARD FOR THE START OF NEXT WEEK. OVERALL...FAIRLY PROGRESSIVE FLOW WITH A SOUTHWESTERLY JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING ACTIVE WEATHER AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES INTO MUCH OF ALASKA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALE 155 160 165 176 180 FIRE WEATHER...NONE AMD MAR 13
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Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:18 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 32 hr |
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