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Gale Warning 300, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 14, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 14, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired
Mar 17, 2014, 4:00 PM AKDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

197 
FZAK52 PAFC 141152
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

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

PKZ199-150300-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING FRI AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EASTERN BERING SAT AFTERNOON. A 967 MB LOW 450 NM WEST OF
SHEMYA EARLY SAT MORNING WILL MOVE TO 60 NM NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT
THE SAME STRENGTH EARLY SUN MORNING. A 970 MB LOW DEVELOPS 90 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SAT NIGHT AND MOVES TO 30 NM SOUTHEAST
OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT THE SAME STRENGTH EARLY SUN MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-150300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-150300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-150300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
EVENING. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-150300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-150300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-150300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-150300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-150300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-150300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 28 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-150300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-150300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-150300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-150300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$
7 follow-up statements
080 
FZAK52 PAFC 142333
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

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

PKZ199-151500-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 220 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON
AND WEAKEN TO 970 MB 280 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN AFTERNOON.
A 972 MB LOW WILL FORM 100 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK SAT AFTERNOON AND
STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB 150 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING TONIGHT AND REACH
THE EASTERN BERING LATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-151500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-151500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-151500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-151500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON EXCEPT W
WIND 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY FROM PORT MOLLER E. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-151500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-151500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-151500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-151500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-151500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-151500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-151500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-151500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT BERING SIDE...BUILDING
TO 18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT.
PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 22 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-151500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT BERING SIDE...30
FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-151500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-151500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-151500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-151500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$
793 
FZAK52 PAFC 151158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

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

PKZ199-160300-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 968 MB LOW 420 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA EARLY SUN MORNING AND WEAKENS TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM
SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING. A 971 MB LOW FORMS 90
NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKENS TO
980 MB AS IT MOVES TO 60 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND EARLY MONDAY
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-160300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-160300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-160300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-160300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
PORT MOLLER E...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-160300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-160300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT
BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-160300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-160300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-160300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-160300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-160300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-160300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 17 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT BERING SIDE...35 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-160300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY W OF
SHEMYA. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-160300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT
BUILDING TO 9 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-160300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-160300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-160300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT.  

$$
862 
FZAK52 PAFC 152315
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

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

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

PKZ199-161500-
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 965 MB LOW 170 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 969 MB 110
NM WEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TO 991 MB 60 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MON
AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING WILL REACH THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND COAST SUN MORNING AND MOVE INLAND.

$$

PKZ150-161500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT
BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N
OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-161500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-161500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-161500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-161500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-161500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-161500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-161500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-161500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-161500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-161500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-161500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT BERING SIDE...36 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT BERING SIDE...27 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-161500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF SHEMYA. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-161500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-161500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-161500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-161500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$
177 
FZAK52 PAFC 161159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

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

PKZ199-170300-
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 MB LOW 210 NM NORTH OF KISKA WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN TO 978 MB 60 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISH BY SUN
MORNING. A 970 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL
ISLAND THIS MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 978 MB AS IT MOVES TO 90 NM NORTH
OF NUNIVAK ISLAND EARLY MON MORNING. THIS LOW CONTINUES TO WEAKEN TO
1000 MB AS IT MOVES TO NORTON SOUND EARLY TUE MORNING AND THEN PUSHES
INLAND.

$$

PKZ150-170300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-170300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-170300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-170300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-170300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-170300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-170300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 26 FT
SUBSIDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-170300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-170300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT BUILDING TO 30 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT SUBSIDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-170300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-170300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-170300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 50 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 20 FT BERING
SIDE...35 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 18 FT .PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS 28 FT SUBSIDING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-170300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-170300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NE FROM SAINT PAUL N. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT N FROM SAINT PAUL N. SEAS 14 FT.
SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL N AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-170300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-170300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-170300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$
466 
FZAK52 PAFC 162312
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

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

PKZ199-171500-
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 971 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 989 MB
NEAR NORTON SOUND MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND MON EVENING. A 975 MB
LOW 180 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 70 NM SOUTHEAST OF
CAPE NEWENHAM MON AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN BERING MON MORNING AND
MOVES TO THE EASTERN BERING ON TUESDAY. A 977 MB PACIFIC LOW WILL
MOVE TO 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK TUE MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-171500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST.
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-171500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-171500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-171500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 14
FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-171500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-171500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-171500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-171500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-171500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-171500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO  20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-171500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT DIMINISHING TO 23 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
22 FT DIMINISHING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-171500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 25 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 19 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT
PACIFIC SIDE...8 FT BERING SIDE. 
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-171500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-171500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-171500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. PATCHY
FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-171500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-171500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W 15 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT.  
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$
128 
FZAK52 PAFC 171200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

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

PKZ199-180300-
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 983 MB LOW NEAR 90 NM NORTH OF NUNIVAK ISLAND MOVES NORTH OF THE 
BERING STRAIT THIS AFTERNOON. A 984 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL
MOVES TO THE WESTERN GULF BY EARLY TUE MORNING. A 1001 MB LOW 350 NM
W OF SAINT MATTHEW MOVES NORTHEAST AND DIMINISHES THIS AFTERNOON
NORTH OF SAINT MATTHEW. A 988 MB PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 210 NM
SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA TUE MORNING AND THEN ELONGATES FORMING ANOTHER
LOW CENTER 115 NM SOUTH OF ADAK EARLY WED MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY
ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-180300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-180300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-180300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT NW 25 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-180300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-180300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-180300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
26 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-180300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
23 FT SUBSIDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-180300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-180300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-180300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-180300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-180300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-180300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT. W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...SE 25 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$
843 
FZAK52 PAFC 172319
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

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

PKZ199-181500-
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 90 NM NW OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND
WEAKEN TUE. A 987 MB LOW NEAR CAPE ROMANZOF WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
BERING STRAIT THIS EVENING. A 986 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES
TO 90 NM WEST OF SHEMYA AT 994 MB TUE AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL
FORM 420 NM S OF AMCHITKA TONIGHT THEN INTENSIFY TO 984 MB 300 NM
SOUTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND TUE NIGHT. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 990 MB 
250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WED AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ150-181500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-181500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19
FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES E OF THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-181500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY FOG.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-181500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT
MOLLER AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF
PORT MOLLER. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE
MORNING. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS
7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ170-181500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 13
FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-181500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-181500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-181500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT DIMINISHING TO 7 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT
INCREASING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15
FT INCREASING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-181500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT
DIMINISHING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 KT INCREASING TO 22 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-181500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-181500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT
BUILDING TO 17 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-181500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.

.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-181500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-181500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

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

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-181500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-181500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-181500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT SW 15 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.TUE...VARIABLE 15 KT...EXCEPT S WIND 25 KT W OF THE SAINT MATTHEW
ISLAND.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 2:00 PM AKDT, 14 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LOW IS SITUATED OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA. A
STRONG LOW IS SPINNING UP OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND
MOVING NORTH. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TWO LOWS IS
SITUATED NORTH-SOUTH ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THEN SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE NUMERICAL MODELS ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE GULF LOW AND THIS IS
CREATING SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE FORECAST. THE ECMWF IS SLOWER
AND STRONGER WITH THE LOW THAN THE GFS AND NAM. THE UKMET IS VERY
CLOSE TO THE ECMWF...WHILE THE GEM GLOBAL AND GEM LOCAL ARE IN
BETWEEN...BUT CLOSER TO THE ECMWF THEN THE GFS. THE ECMWF IS THE
PREFERRED SOLUTION DUE TO ITS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND BETTER MODEL
CONSENSUS. UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY GET HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL DATA FOR
THE NAM AND GFS (ESPECIALLY THE NAM)...AND THIS CREATES CHALLENGES
FORECASTING SMALL SCALE (BUT IMPORTANT) DETAILS. THUS THE FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IS LOWER THAN NORMAL.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE LOW SPINNING UP OVER THE SOUTHERN
GULF WILL WORK ITS WAY ACROSS THE GULF TONIGHT AND THEN INLAND ON
FRIDAY. THERE IS A FAIRLY STRONG PUSH OF COLD AIR BEHIND THIS LOW.
THIS WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON KODIAK AS IT PASSES...AND
PROBABLY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY AS WELL. SNOW WILL MOVE NORTH WITH THE
LOW/COLD FRONT AND REACH ANCHORAGE SOMETIME FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
(TIMING IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN DUE TO THE MODEL ISSUES MENTIONED
ABOVE).

ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE PATTERN WILL TRANSITION FROM THE CURRENT
"BLOCKY/HIGH AMPLITUDE" INTO A MORE ZONAL FLOW. THE BERING UPPER LOW
WILL SLIDE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA ON SATURDAY...THEN BE "KICKED OUT"
TO THE NORTH BY THE NEXT LOW APPROACHING LOW FROM THE WEST. THIS
NEXT LOW WILL RACE ACROSS THE BERING SEA LATER SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON THE LEADING FRONT WILL REACH SOUTH
CENTRAL ALASKA.

FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE COLD FRONT OVER THE AREA WILL SLIDE EAST
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY AS THE BERING LOW REMAINS TO THE WEST. CONDITIONS WILL DRY
AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY...WITH
BRIEF RIDGING SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LEADING FRONT OF THE NEXT LOW WILL
REACH THE WEST COAST SUNDAY MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHWEST
ALASKA DURING THE DAY.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 171.
         BLIZZARD WATCH 125.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 119.
         GALE WARNING 120 130 131 132 136 137 138 139 141 150 155
                        160 176 177 178.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 131 136 137 138 139 140 141 150
                        155 160 165 179 180.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 14

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC6 days
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 13, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC36 hr
Mar 13, 4:04 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC28 hr
Mar 13, 4:25 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 13, 6:30 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC10 hr
Mar 13, 8:30 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC8 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 4:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 14, 11:20 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC5 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.