Gale Warning 224, NWS Anchorage, AK

421 
FZAK51 PAFC 021230
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-030115-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A FRONT OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY
MON AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN THROUGH TUE AFTERNOON. A WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE SOUTHWEST GULF TUE EVENING AND
SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-030115-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ120-030115-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-030115-
RESURRECTION BAY-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS 
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-030115-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-030115-
PORT VALDEZ-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-030115-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-030115-
VALDEZ ARM-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-030115-
PASSAGE CANAL-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-030115-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-030115-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-030115-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT...BECOMING S 30 KT S OF DANGEROUS CAPE 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ136-030115-
CHINIAK BAY-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO E 30 KT BY LATE MORNING.
SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-030115-
MARMOT BAY-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-030115-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING. 
SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT SHIFTING TO S 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ139-030115-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ140-030115-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT.
.FRI...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-030115-
KACHEMAK BAY-
330 AM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

390 
FZAK51 PAFC 022354
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-031015-
100 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF
COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATE
TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE TUE MORNING
WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY WED AFTERNOON AT
1006 MB.

$$

PKZ119-031230-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT INCREASING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-031230-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ121-031230-
RESURRECTION BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-031230-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-031230-
PORT VALDEZ-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-031230-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-031230-
VALDEZ ARM-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-031230-
PASSAGE CANAL-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-031230-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-031230-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-031230-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-031230-
CHINIAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-031230-
MARMOT BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-031230-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-031230-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-031230-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1
FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-031230-
KACHEMAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

190 
FZAK51 PAFC 022354 CCA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-031015-
100 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK
INLET... 

A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND
LATE TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE TUE
MORNING WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY WED
AFTERNOON AT 1006 MB.

$$

PKZ119-031230-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6
FT INCREASING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-031230-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9
FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ121-031230-
RESURRECTION BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS
S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-031230-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-031230-
PORT VALDEZ-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-031230-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-031230-
VALDEZ ARM-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-031230-
PASSAGE CANAL-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-031230-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-031230-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-031230-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-031230-
CHINIAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-031230-
MARMOT BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-031230-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN.
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-031230-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-031230-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1
FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-031230-
KACHEMAK BAY-
254 PM AKST MON MAR 2 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

709 
FZAK51 PAFC 031146 AAC
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-040015-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+COOK
INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE INLAND LATE
TONIGHT. A 1010 MB LOW 280 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK LATE TUE MORNING
WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF CAPE SUCKLING BY WED AFTERNOON AT
1006 MB.

$$

PKZ119-040015-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT INCREASING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. NEAR THE COAST...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING
TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ120-040015-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ121-040015-
RESURRECTION BAY-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER
SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-040015-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-040015-
PORT VALDEZ-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-040015-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-040015-
VALDEZ ARM-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-040015-
PASSAGE CANAL-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-040015-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-040015-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

$$

PKZ132-040015-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
7 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-040015-
CHINIAK BAY-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-040015-
MARMOT BAY-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-040015-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
6 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-040015-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-040015-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. 
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-040015-
KACHEMAK BAY-
246 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

414 
FZAK51 PAFC 031252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

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.

PKZ197-040200-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND
THROUGH EARLY WED AFTERNOON. A 1012 MB LOW 190 NM SOUTH OF SAND
POINT WILL MOVE TO 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 1005 MB
BY THU MORNING.


$$

PKZ119-040200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT SE 35 KT NEAR THE COAST IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ120-040200-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ121-040200-
RESURRECTION BAY-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-040200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-040200-
PORT VALDEZ-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND
RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-040200-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ128-040200-
VALDEZ ARM-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-040200-
PASSAGE CANAL-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-040200-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ131-040200-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT NE 30 KT NEAR THE BARREN ISLANDS
IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ132-040200-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS
9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-040200-
CHINIAK BAY-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-040200-
MARMOT BAY-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-040200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT.
SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ139-040200-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ140-040200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN
10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
1 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 1 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ141-040200-
KACHEMAK BAY-
352 AM AKST TUE MAR 3 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2
FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
501 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

THE WEST COAST NORTH AMERICAN UPPER RIDGE IS REDEVELOPING THIS
MORNING...EXTENDING FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC INTO THE GULF...AND
THEN ACROSS MAINLAND AK AND MOST OF THE BERING. A CUT-OFF LOW IS
SPINNING WELL SOUTH OF THE AKPEN...AND A SIGNIFICANT TROUGH
EXTENDS FROM SIBERIA ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING. THESE LAST
TWO FEATURE WILL BE MAJOR PLAYERS INTO TUE. AT THE SURFACE...HIGH
PRESSURE IS TAKING UP RESIDENCE OVER MAINLAND AK WITH PLENTY OF
FOG DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL. A LOW WITH ASSOCIATED FRONTS IS
OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS...BRINGING RAIN
NORTH INTO THE BERING WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS. ANOTHER LOW IS WELL
SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT APPROACHING THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE LOW AND FRONTAL SYSTEM SOUTH OF
THE AKPEN WILL BE MERGING WITH THE WESTERN BERING SYSTEM THIS
EVENING. WHAT WILL SURVIVE FROM THIS MERGER WILL BE THE REMAINS OF
A WARM OCCLUDED FRONT THAT WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN
BERING...AKPEN AND BRISTOL BAY...AND GULF OF AK THROUGH MON...AND
THEN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST INTO TUE. WHILE THIS IS
HAPPENING A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE PERSISTING OVER THE
BERING WILL DRIFT EAST OVER WESTERN AK ON TUE. THE NEXT FRONT TO
AFFECT THE WESTERN BERING WILL THEN ARRIVE MON NIGHT INTO TUE.
THE FORECAST UTILIZES PRIMARILY THE EC AND GFS SOLUTIONS INTO
TUE.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
FOG AND STRATUS WHICH IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS ANCHORAGE AND THE
MAT-SU SHOULD BREAK UP BY MIDDAY TODAY WITH AN INCREASINGLY
POWERFUL SUN AS WE HEAD INTO THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH. THE FOG
APPEARS TOO EXTENSIVE AND TOO DEEP TO COMPLETELY BE ERODED...SO
EXPECT IT TO LINGER IN THE FAVORED AREAS (SUCH AS KNIK ARM).
LITTLE WILL CHANGE METEOROLOGICALLY TODAY WITH AN UPPER RIDGE
OVERHEAD...SO FOG MAY ATTEMPT TO MAKE A COME-BACK WHEN THE SUN
SETS EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
TONIGHT AS THE RIDGE SLIDES BY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TURNAGAIN WINDS
WILL FOLLOW NOT TOO LONG BEHIND THAT. THUS...DO NOT EXPECT THE FOG
TONIGHT TO BE AS WIDESPREAD OR DENSE AS IT IS THIS MORNING.

AS THE RIDGE CONTINUES TO SLIDE EASTWARD MONDAY A FAIRLY STRONG
SHORT-WAVE WILL RIDE UP THE WEST SIDE RIGHT FOR SOUTHCENTRAL.
THE SURFACE LOW WILL BE QUITE WEAK...BUT WITH SUCH STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE OUT AHEAD OF IT STILL EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS AS THE
FRONTAL SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF. THE SYSTEM WILL
BRING WARMER ABOVE FREEZING AIR TO MUCH OF SOUTHCENTRAL...BUT THE
SYSTEM WILL OCCLUDE WELL TO THE SOUTH...SO IT WILL ONLY BE
MARGINALLY WARMER. THUS...STILL MAY SEE A FEW AREAS OF SNOW OR
RAIN/SNOW MIX AS PRECIPITATION ARRIVES LATE MONDAY THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY. THERE WILL INITIALLY BE SOME STRONG CROSS-BARRIER FLOW
ACROSS THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL PRODUCE
DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE NORMAL PLACES. AS THE UPPER WAVE ARRIVES
EARLY TUESDAY THIS SHOULD WEAKEN AND VEER TOWARD THE SOUTH
ALLOWING SOME PRECIP TO MOVE INTO THESE AREAS.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA...

HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA TODAY WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS
TO THE REGION. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHING NORTH FROM THE
PACIFIC WILL BRING MOISTURE TO SOUTHERN BRISTOL BAY THAT WILL
SPREAD INLAND THROUGH MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN AND SOME SNOW TO ALL OF SOUTHWEST
ALASKA...WITH FREEZING RAIN BECOMING A REAL CONCERN MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND VALLEY.
THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WITH THE
MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE TO COVER THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM THIS
UPCOMING WEATHER EVENT.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
NEARLY STATIONARY WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING CONTINUES
TO WEAKEN THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE...LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING SOUTH
OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS PUSHES RAIN OUT AHEAD OF THE
LOW TO IMPACT THE AKPEN THROUGH MONDAY...WITH RAIN DIMINISHING
ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...ON THE NORTH AND
WEST SIDE OF THE LOW A DEFORMATION BAND OF RAIN AND SOME SNOW
DEVELOPS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL
BERING SEA.

THE NEXT WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND
SOUTHWESTERN BERING MONDAY NIGHT BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW
NEAR SHEMYA.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...TUE THROUGH SAT)...
AS WE MOVE INTO TUESDAY...BOTH OF THE BIG WEATHER MAKERS
(PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED) ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE WEAKENING.
FIRST...THE FRONT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL KEEP SOME SMALL
CRAFT WINDS IN THE BARRIER JET REGION. THE MID-LEVEL ENERGY
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH COOK INLET. THIS
SHOULD BRING AN END TO ANY DOWNSLOPING WINDS AND PROVIDE ENOUGH
LIFT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS AT LEAST SOME PRECIPITATION. AND
PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL MOST LIKELY ONCE AGAIN BE A MIX ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL. STILL TOUGH TO SAY EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN
THINGS MIGHT CHANGE FROM SNOW TO RAIN...BUT WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS
IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S FOR ANCHORAGE...A MIX LOOKS LIKELY.

OVER WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE...THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INLAND
FROM THE YK DELTA THROUGH THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ON TUESDAY. WHILE
NOT A TERRIBLY COLD AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT...IT WILL BE ENOUGH
TO CHANGE ANY RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION BACK TO ALL SNOW.
PRECIPITATION WILL THEN COME TO AN END ENTIRELY THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE RIDGE PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER
ROUTINE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AROUND 990 MB WILL SWEEP QUICKLY
ACROSS THE BERING SEA WED INTO THU. TEMPERATURES DO LOOK TO REMAIN
COLD ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO SUPPORT ALL SNOW AS PRECIPITATION
REACHES THE COAST THU MORNING.

MOST OF THE ENERGY WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHING OVER THE
WESTERN HALF OF THE STATE TUE WILL BE PULLED NORTH TOWARD THE
ARCTIC COAST. HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE JUST ENOUGH
LIFT LEFTOVER SOUTH OF THE AK RANGE TO CONTINUE TO "RING OUT"
LIGHT PRECIPITATION IN THAT REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING BELOW FREEZING AND AFTERNOON HIGHS
CLIMBING WELL ABOVE FREEZING FOR MANY LOCATIONS...IT COULD MAKE
FOR MESSY PRECIPITATION TYPES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES...130 131 138 178 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...SEB
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...CC
LONG TERM...MO