Gale Warning 315, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.  

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SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
200 PM AKDT TUE MAR 18 2014

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A FILLING UPPER-LOW IS MEANDERING OVER THE N TO NE GULF OF AK AND
DRIFTING EASTWARD. RESIDUAL SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT ARE
ENDING ACROSS COASTAL AREAS AS DRY OFF-SHORE FLOW INCREASES IN IT'S
WAKE. WINDS ARE INCREASING THROUGH THE TYPICAL GAPS OF PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AND THE KENAI PENINSULA AS THIS OCCURS. INCREASING OFF-SHORE
FLOW IS ALSO UNDERWAY OVER KODIAK ISLAND WITH CLOUDS BEGINNING TO
SCOUR OUT A BIT. AN UPPER-LVL RIDGE IS BUILDING NE THROUGH THE E
BERING AND AKPEN BEHIND THE GULF UPPER-LOW. THE LAST VESTIGES OF
SHORTWAVE ENERGY SUPPORTING SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER BRISTOL BAY IS
EJECTING SE AND WEAKENING AS THE UPPER RIDGE ADVANCES. FURTHER
WEST...A 983 MB LOW CENTERED 300 MI S OF ADAK IS MOVING EAST. AN
ASSOCIATED FRONT IS INCHING NORTHWARD SLOWLY THROUGH THE CENTRAL
CHAIN WITH SOME STORM FORCE WINDS AND A SLUG OF SNOW/RAIN. ANOTHER
LOW 200 MI NW OF ATTU IS MOVING NORTH WHILE CLIPPING THE FAR WESTERN
CHAIN WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW/RAIN. ALSO OF NOTE IS A LOW 1000 MI W OF
ATTU APPROACHING THE AOR.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS CAPTURE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURES AND RESULTANT SENSIBLE
WEATHER REASONABLY WELL WITH ADEQUATE AGREEMENT. THE UPPER-LOW/ENERGY
OVER THE NE GULF IS DEPICTED LURKING IN PLACE INTO THU. THE
UPPER-RIDGE BEHIND IT BUILDS NE TO ENCOMPASS MORE OF THE SW MAINLAND
WITH TIME...WITH AN UPPER-HIGH CENTER BEING PINCHED OFF IN THE
VICINITY OF NUNIVAK ISLAND WED NIGHT. THIS UPPER HIGH CENTER IS THEN
SHOWN POKING NORTH TO THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH FRI. THE PACIFIC LOW
S OF ADAK MOVES TO AROUND 250 MI S OF KODIAK ISLAND ON THU AND THEN
TO FAR SE REACHES OF THE GULF OF AK ON FRI. THIS FEATURE HELPS TO
PINCH OFF THAT UPPER HIGH BY UNDERCUTTING IT WHILE THE UPPER-LOW IN
THE GULF REMAINS SOMEWHAT STATIONARY...FORCING THE GENERAL RIDGE/HIGH
NORTHWARD. MODELS DO SHOW THAT SOME RESIDUAL ENERGY FROM THE NE GULF
UPPER-LOW WILL DEFLECT TO THE WEST TO FILL THE VOID LEFT BY THE HIGH
CENTER MOVING AWAY FROM THE AOR. THE ECMWF IS MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH
THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOWING A NEW UPPER-LOW FORMING IN THE VICINITY OF
KODIAK ISLAND ON THU THAT TRACKS TOWARDS THE E BERING SEA FRI.
FURTHER WEST...THE LOW WELL W OF ATTU IS DEPICTED MOVING TO AROUND
150 MI S OF SHEMYA IN THE MID 980S RANGE ON THU THEN BECOMING
INCREASINGLY ELONGATED AND COMPLEX AS IT MOVES TO AROUND 300 MI S OF
UNALASKA ON FRI.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL/GULF...
RELATIVELY BENIGN AND DRY WEATHER ANTICIPATED FOR THE SOUTHERN
MAINLAND IN THE COMING DAYS DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY STRONG WEATHER
FEATURES BRINGING ANY SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE TO THE REGION. THERE IS A
LOW PROBABILITY THREAT OF SOME FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT ACROSS UPPER
COOK INLET AREAS...BUT THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL LEANING ON THE
UNSTABLE SIDE AND THE MORE LIKELY SCENARIO IS SOME PATCHY LOW CLOUDS
AT TIMES. OVERALL ANTICIPATING RESPECTABLE AMOUNTS OF SUNSHINE. THE
GAP WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH TONIGHT
THROUGH WED AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS AT IT'S STRONGEST AND WINDS
WILL BE AIDED BY A SERIES OF SUBTLE DISTURBANCES ALOFT PINWHEELING
AROUND THE PARENT UPPER-LOW. THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...REDUCED
VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW IS A THREAT DUE TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSPORTABLE SNOW (EXCESS OF 1 FOOT).
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN ON THU...BUT NOT GO AWAY COMPLETELY AS
LONG AS THERE ARE HINTS OF A LOW IN THE GULF OF AK. KODIAK ISLAND
SHOULD REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE AS WELL CHARACTERIZED BY DECREASED
CLOUDINESS IN THE OFF-SHORE FLOW THROUGH WED NIGHT. ON THU...SOME OF
THE RESIDUAL UPPER-LOW GULF ENERGY OVER THE N TO NE GULF WILL ADVANCE
AND BRING SOME MOISTURE AND LIFT WITH IT. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN RESULT
IN CLOUDS AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION...ALBEIT ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

SOUTHWEST/AKPEN...
INCREASED ANTI-CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT IN STORE FOR SW AK AS THE UPPER
RIDGE/HIGH RUN THEIR COURSE SUPPORTING SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. SOME
LIGHT SNOWS ARE HANGING ON EARLY THIS EVENING OVER EASTERN BRISTOL
BAY...BUT THIS SHOULD BE ON THE WANE. LIKE SOUTHCENTRAL AK...
EXPECTING DRY WEATHER WITH APPRECIABLE SUNSHINE OVERALL IN THE COMING
DAYS. SOME PRECIPITATION FROM THE PACIFIC FRONT SLOWING THROUGH THE
CENTRAL CHAIN WILL BRUSH THE AKPEN LATE WED. THE PARENT LOW LARGELY
STAYS WELL SOUTH OF THE AKPEN HOWEVER...AND THE FRONT WILL BE IN
WEAKENING STAGES BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES SO CONDITIONS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TOO MUCH.

BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
THE PACIFIC LOW HAS PEAKED IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND IT
WILL BEGIN FILLING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT TRACKS EAST AND UNDERNEATH
THE CHAIN DUE TO THE SUPPORTING UPPER JET WEAKENING AND PUSHING AWAY
FROM IT. THE FRONT WILL INCH NORTHWARD THROUGH WED...BUT ULTIMATELY
BE THWARTED BY THE STRONG RIDGE AND HIGH TO IT'S NORTHEAST. PRECIP
WILL BE HARD PRESSED TO EVEN REACH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE NEXT
SYSTEM BEGINS IMPACTING THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU
WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES AND SNOW/RAIN.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
A BLOCKED UPPER-LVL PATTERN CHARACTERIZES THE LONG TERM FORECAST
PERIOD SAT TO EARLY NEXT WEEK THROUGH THE AOR. AN UPPER-HIGH STILL
SHOULD BE IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF NW AK/BERING STRAIT THAT LOOKS
TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WITH DRY AND SEASONABLE WEATHER
UNDER SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE. STORM TRACK TO GENERALLY BE SOUTH OF THE
AOR...WITH THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CHAIN TO THE GULF/KODIAK ISLAND ON
THE PERIPHERY OF STORM SYSTEMS. THE FAR WESTERN CHAIN/BERING SEA (AT
LEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND) WILL HAVE IT'S SHARE OF JET STREAM ENERGY
MIGRATING THROUGH THE AREA ALLOWING FOR MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IN THOSE
PARTS.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...131
MARINE...STORM...172 173 174 176
         GALE...130 131 155 170 171 177 178 179 185 411 412 413 414
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...126 127 130 150 160 180 185 412 414
FIRE WEATHER...NONE

JAM