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Gale Warning 314, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 18, 2014

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 18, 2014, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 20, 2014, 3:58 AM AKDT
In force: 48 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

858 
FZAK52 PAFC 181200
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 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.

PKZ199-190300-
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 990 MB LOW 230 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE OVER KAMCHATKA WED
MORNING. A 990 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 210 NM S OF ADAK AT
986 MB EARLY WED MORNING AND THEN WEAKEN TO 1005 MB AS IT MOVES TO
240 NM S OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY THU MORNING. ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW
WILL MOVE TO 260 NM SW OF SHEMYA AT 982 MB EARLY THU MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-190300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF
ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-190300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...N WIND 25 KT
BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...E WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-190300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-190300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E IN THE
EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-190300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT.
PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-190300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-190300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 14 FT BUILDING TO 19 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-190300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND
RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
19 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-190300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-190300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.

.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-190300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-190300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-190300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-190300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT.  PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST GEORGE. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF ST GEORGE.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-190300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  PATCHY
FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-190300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  PATCHY
FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...E WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-190300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S 25 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT.  

$$

5 follow-up statements

303 
FZAK52 PAFC 182345
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 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.

PKZ199-191500-
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 988 MB LOW 230 NM NW OF ATTU WILL TRACK INTO EASTERN RUSSIA WED
MORNING. A 983 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 290 NM S OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO
AROUND 250 NM S OF SITKINAK AT 1009 MB THU AFTERNOON. A 978 MB LOW
570 NM SW OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL MOVE TO AROUND 140 NM S OF
SHEMYA AT 986 MB THU AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-191500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-191500-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS N. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS N IN
THE MORNING. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-191500-
BRISTOL BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 

$$

PKZ165-191500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT
MOLLER E...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT E OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-191500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-191500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO
50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW.
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-191500-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-191500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT
SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-191500-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-191500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-191500-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 22
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-191500-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 18
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-191500-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-191500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-191500-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-191500-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

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

$$

PKZ185-191500-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT.  

$$

228 
FZAK52 PAFC 191159
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 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.

PKZ199-200300-
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 987 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 225 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 240
NM SE OF SITKINAK AT 1008 MB LATE THU NIGHT. A 978 MB LOW CENTERED
700 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 150 NM SW OF ADAK AT 999 MB LATE THU
NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-200300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF
CHIRIKOF ISLAND IN THE MORNING. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-200300-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 20 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT E 30 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM THE
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-200300-
BRISTOL BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-200300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-200300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-200300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-200300-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-200300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-200300-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
20 FT SUBSIDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-200300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-200300-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-200300-
ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-200300-
KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-200300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM ST PAUL N. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY FROM ST PAUL N. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-200300-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-200300-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-200300-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 30 KT W OF SAINT
MATTHEW ISLAND. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. 

$$

316 
FZAK52 PAFC 192320
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 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.

PKZ199-201245-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB LOW PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 190 NM S OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE
TO 240 NM S OF SITKINAK AT 1009 MB THU EVENING AND CONTINUE
PUSHING INTO THE NE PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. A 979 MB LOW CENTERED 480 NM
SW OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM S OF KISKA AT 987 MB THU
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO AROUND 350 NM S OF NIKOLSKI AT 1003 MB FRI
MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-201245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201245-
BRISTOL BAY-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT
MOLLER.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201245-
UNALASKA BAY-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ172-201245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-201245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-201245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-201245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-201245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

... GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING 
SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-201245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-201245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

797 
FZAK52 PAFC 192320 CCA
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

CORRECTED SYNOPSIS

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.

PKZ199-201245-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 995 MB PACIFIC LOW CENTERED 190 NM S OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO
240 NM S OF SITKINAK AT 1009 MB THU EVENING AND CONTINUE PUSHING
INTO THE NE PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. A 979 MB LOW CENTERED 480 NM SW
OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 180 NM S OF KISKA AT 987 MB THU AFTERNOON
THEN MOVE TO AROUND 350 NM S OF NIKOLSKI AT 1003 MB FRI MORNING.

$$

PKZ150-201245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...E WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-201245-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E.
SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-201245-
BRISTOL BAY-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-201245-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT
MOLLER.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY E OF PORT MOLLER IN
THE MORNING.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-201245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS
11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-201245-
UNALASKA BAY-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ172-201245-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-201245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. PATCHY FOG.
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9
FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-201245-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-201245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-201245-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-201245-
ADAK TO KISKA-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-201245-
KISKA TO ATTU-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-201245-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

... GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS
14 FT.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-201245-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING 
SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM.
.THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ181-201245-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-201245-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
320 PM AKDT WED MAR 19 2014

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

669 
FZAK52 PAFC 201158
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 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.

PKZ199-210030-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 1002 MB LOW CENTERED 270 NM S OF UNALASKA WILL MOVE TO 360 NM
SE OF SAND POINT AT 1009 MB THU EVENING AND CONTINUE PUSHING INTO
THE NE PACIFIC THROUGH FRI. A 982 MB LOW CENTERED 360 NM SW OF
SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM SE OF UNALASKA AT 993 MB SAT MORNING.
A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-210030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF SHELIKOF STRAIT. SEAS
11 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-210030-
SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-210030-
BRISTOL BAY-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
.FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4
FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-210030-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-210030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT.  
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-210030-
UNALASKA BAY-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-210030-
CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ173-210030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ174-210030-
NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
13 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-210030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-210030-
SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ177-210030-
ADAK TO KISKA-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ178-210030-
KISKA TO ATTU-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-210030-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-210030-
KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 25 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...E WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ181-210030-
NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$

PKZ185-210030-
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS-
358 AM AKDT THU MAR 20 2014

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. 
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE
EDGE.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. 
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT.  

$$
MSO

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 17, 3:10 PM AKDT, 12 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 3:10 PM AKDT, 12 hours 50 minutes before

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
310 PM AKDT MON MAR 17 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN SYSTEM TODAY IS A LOW IN THE NORTHEAST BERING SEA HEADING
NORTH THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT WITH A SECONDARY LOW JUST NORTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA THAT IS SCOOTING ALONG TO THE EAST INTO THE
NORTHER GULF OF ALASKA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW MAIN LOW
SOUTH TO THE SECONDARY LOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
THIS FRONT WILL SWEEP INTO THE BERING SEA COAST RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA A WEAKER LOW IS NOW
NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS AND WILL DRIFT EAST DISSIPATING TO A TROUGH
TONIGHT. THIS SUPPORTS THE ONSHORE PUSH OF MOISTURE ALONG THE NORTH
GULF COAST AND OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THAT IS PRODUCING A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.

ANOTHER LARGE STORM SYSTEM IS BEARING DOWN ON THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE PARENT LOW IS NOW WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
JUST WEST OF SHEMYA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FRONTAL LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER AND HAVE THE
GREATEST IMPACT TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND
WED. ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE CHAIN TO KEEP THE
PRECIPITATION ON THE LIQUID SIDE ALTHOUGH SOME MAY INITIALLY FALL AS
SNOW. THE WARMER AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MITIGATE THE HIGHER WIND
GUST POTENTIAL AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON ANY HIGH WIND
WARNINGS.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS REMAIN IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL SYNOPTIC
PATTERN INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. THUS CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST
OVERALL IS MODERATE TO HIGH. THE TYPICAL ISSUES WITH THE ONSET AND
ENDING OF SNOW IN THE SNOW SHOWERS REMAINS MORE CHALLENGING. THE ONLY
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IS WITH RESPECT TO THE NEXT MAJOR STORM TO
IMPACT THE WESTERN BERING SEA FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THE GFS IS A TAD
FASTER THAN THE ECMWF THOUGH BOTH MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON A
CENTRAL PRESSURE IN THE LOW 960 MB RANGE.

THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS SHIFTING TO AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH
ANCHORED OVER THE BERING STRAIT BY THIS WEEKEND WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
EXPECT A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A STRONG
LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THIS
WEEKEND.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...
WE ARE ANTICIPATING SOME STRONGER WIND THROUGH THE CHUGACH MOUNTAIN
PASSES IN PARTICULAR THOMPSON PASS. THIS COUPLED WITH ABOUT ONE FOOT
OF TRANSPORTABLE SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING
SNOW TONIGHT AND TUE.

THE MOIST ADVECTION ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA AND PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND WILL RESULT IN SHOWERY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS THE
LOW MOVES INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT IT WILL RE
INVIGORATE THE SHOWERS AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWINGS CROSS THE
REGION. AS THE LOW AND UPPER TROUGH PASS TO THE EAST AND WEAKEN
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGION TUE INTO WED.

SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE
LOW IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA AND THE LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND THE ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH AFFECT THE REGION. THE UPPER TROUGH
AND LOW NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE OFF TO THE EAST AND THE
SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AS THEY DO SO. EXPECT THE PEAK IN THE SHOWER
ACTIVITY TONIGHT AS THE TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE
OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MUCH DRIER INTO THE
END OF THE WEEK.

ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE ALEUTIAN
ISLANDS IN THE WESTERLY FLOW. COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE LOWS WILL
RESULT IN AL HE PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS
EVENING. THE SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO
BUILD IN OVER THE EASTERN BERING.
ANOTHER LARGE STORM SYSTEM IS BEARING DOWN ON THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
THE PARENT LOW IS NOW WELL SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TO
JUST WEST OF SHEMYA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FRONTAL LOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYER AND HAVE THE
GREATEST IMPACT TO THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND
WED. ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL BE PUSHED INTO THE CHAIN TO KEEP THE
PRECIPITATION ON THE LIQUID SIDE ALTHOUGH SOME MAY INITIALLY FALL AS
SNOW. THE WARMER AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MITIGATE THE HIGHER WIND
GUST POTENTIAL AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON ANY HIGH WIND
WARNINGS.

LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS SHIFTING TO AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH
ANCHORED OVER THE BERING STRAIT BY THIS WEEKEND WITH A TROUGH
EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
EXPECT A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MAINLAND WITH A STRONG
LOW IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA BY THIS
WEEKEND.

.ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE
MARINE...STORM WARNING 172 173 174 175 176
         GALE WARNING 130 131 160 170 171 177 178 179 411 412 413 414

FIRE WEATHER...NONE

SAM MAR 14

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	48 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	6 days
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	35 hr
Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 18, 4:53 AM AKDT	Winter Weather Advisory	AFC	50 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.