Gale Warning 285, NWS Anchorage, AK

623 
FZAK51 PAFC 262312
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 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.

PKZ197-271230-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A FRONT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. A
983 MB COMPLEX LOW WITH MULTIPLE CENTERS 150 NM SOUTH OF THE
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE FRI
EVENING. A 974 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK FRI AFTERNOON
WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 220 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT
AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ119-271230-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-271230-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-271230-
RESURRECTION BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND
SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-271230-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-271230-
PORT VALDEZ-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-271230-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-271230-
VALDEZ ARM-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-271230-
PASSAGE CANAL-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-271230-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE EVENING. 
SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-271230-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-271230-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-271230-
CHINIAK BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-271230-
MARMOT BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ138-271230-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7
FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-271230-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6
FT. RAIN.
.FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-271230-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-271230-
KACHEMAK BAY-
312 PM AKDT THU MAR 26 2015

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE EVENING.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.

$$

190 
FZAK51 PAFC 271144
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 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.

PKZ197-280030-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 982 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
AND DISSIPATE FRI EVENING. A 976 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT
WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK FRI NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 983
MB 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-280030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-280030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-280030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S
OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ125-280030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-280030-
PORT VALDEZ-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-280030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-280030-
VALDEZ ARM-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE WIND 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-280030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-280030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-280030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-280030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-280030-
CHINIAK BAY-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ137-280030-
MARMOT BAY-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ138-280030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ139-280030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ140-280030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT.

$$

PKZ141-280030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
344 AM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT.

$$

635 
FZAK51 PAFC 272311
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 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.

PKZ197-281145-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 971 MB LOW 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF COLD BAY WILL WEAKEN TO 979 MB
120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT EVENING. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN TO 987 MB 90 NM SOUTHWEST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON.
A FRONT WILL ENTER THE SOUTHERN GULF FRI EVENING AND REACH THE
NORTHERN GULF SAT MORNING AND DISSIPATE SAT NIGHT.

$$

PKZ119-281145-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-281145-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-281145-
RESURRECTION BAY-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5
FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES
HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-281145-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-281145-
PORT VALDEZ-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-281145-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-281145-
VALDEZ ARM-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-281145-
PASSAGE CANAL-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-281145-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-281145-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13
FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING DIMINISHING TO
35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-281145-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-281145-
CHINIAK BAY-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...E WIND 30 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-281145-
MARMOT BAY-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 12 FT.
.SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-281145-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SAT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
12 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ139-281145-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...GALE WARNING SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING.
SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-281145-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THOUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS
3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-281145-
KACHEMAK BAY-
311 PM AKDT FRI MAR 27 2015

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

112 
FZAK51 PAFC 281134
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 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.

PKZ197-290030-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL MOVE TO 120 NM SOUTH OF
KODIAK SAT NIGHT AT 983 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT
WEAKENS TO 992 MB SUN NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT IN THE CENTRAL GULF
WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING.

$$

PKZ119-290030-
CAPE SUCKLING TO CAPE CLEARE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
BUILDING TO 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

$$

PKZ120-290030-
CAPE CLEARE TO GORE POINT-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

PKZ121-290030-
RESURRECTION BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF
CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ125-290030-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ126-290030-
PORT VALDEZ-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ127-290030-
VALDEZ NARROWS-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ128-290030-
VALDEZ ARM-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
3 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ129-290030-
PASSAGE CANAL-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
2 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ130-290030-
WEST OF BARREN ISLANDS INCLUDING KAMISHAK BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ131-290030-
BARREN ISLANDS EAST-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

$$

PKZ132-290030-
MARMOT ISLAND TO SITKINAK-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT.
RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

$$

PKZ136-290030-
CHINIAK BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ137-290030-
MARMOT BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ138-290030-
SHELIKOF STRAIT-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

PKZ139-290030-
COOK INLET KALGIN ISLAND TO POINT BEDE-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

PKZ140-290030-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.
.MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2
FT.
.WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.

$$

PKZ141-290030-
KACHEMAK BAY-
334 AM AKDT SAT MAR 28 2015

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$

SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
424 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2015

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...

A BROAD LONGWAVE TROUGH REMAINS IN CONTROL ACROSS MUCH OF THE
NORTHERN PACIFIC. THE MAIN FEATURE WITHIN THIS OVERALL PATTERN IS
A VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SPINNING ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND. THIS LOW IS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...WITH AN ASSOCIATED
FRONT DRAPED ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND AND UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF
COAST. A SEASONABLY STRONG 130 KT JET IS CLIMBING OUT OF THE BASE
OF THIS TROUGH AND HEADING INTO THE PANHANDLE...AND FOR ALL
INTENTS AND PURPOSES IS NOW TOO FAR EAST TO IMPART ANY ADDITIONAL
ENERGY TO THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK. AS A
RESULT...THE STORM IS NOW ENTERING ITS WEAKENING PHASE.

THIS STORM HAS DISLODGED THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAD BEEN IN
CONTROL OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WEATHER FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS...AND IN
FACT THE STRENGTH AND PERSISTENCE OF THIS HIGH PRESSURE PATTERN IS
WHAT IS ALLOWING WINDS TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THIS FRONT
THAN WE TYPICALLY SEE WITH A LOW IN THE 970S MB RANGE. STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE BEING OBSERVED FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS DOWN SHELIKOF
STRAIT...WITH A BROAD AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
GULF AND KODIAK ISLAND. INLAND AREAS REMAIN DRY...THOUGH MID AND
HIGH CLOUDS ARE GRADUALLY EXPANDING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE
POPULATION CENTERS. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE MATANUSKA
VALLEY ARE ALREADY MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE...WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING AS EXPECTED. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

TO THE WEST...RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS A FAIR AMOUNT OF RETURNS OVER
THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS PRECIP IS NOT
REACHING THE GROUND AS GUSTY OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO RESUPPLY
DRY AIR AT THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THE WESTERN EDGE
OF THIS STORM SYSTEM IS NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR AND EAST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH WINDS AND FALLING SNOW SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCING VISIBILITIES.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...

THE MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD SYNOPTIC AGREEMENT. AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS SIGNIFICANTLY THIS
EVENING...THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE NORTHWARD
AND THE SYSTEM WILL CEASE TO BE VERTICALLY STACKED. THE EXACT
TRACK OF THE WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WILL BE HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO THE
EXACT TIMING/RATE OF WEAKENING OF THE CORRESPONDING UPPER
CIRCULATION. THE GFS IS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE SCALE...AND PASSES
THE LOW OVER THE SOUTH END OF KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT...WHILE THE
ECMWF IS THE OTHER END OF THE SCALE AND TAKES THE LOW OVER
NORTHERN KODIAK ISLAND AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN COOK INLET. THE
NAM AND GEM ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE...BUT CLOSER TO THE
NORTHERN SOLUTION. THE MAIN REASON THIS DISCREPANCY IS IMPORTANT
IS BECAUSE IT WILL AFFECT HOW STRONG THE SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND
ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WILL BE TOMORROW. CURRENT
FORECAST IS MORE TOWARD THE NORTHERN END OF THIS SPECTRUM...AND
WITH EACH MODEL MORE-OR-LESS HOLDING ITS GROUND...WILL STICK
PRETTY CLOSE TO THE INHERITED FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST
PACKAGE. OVERALL FORECAST CONFIDENCE REMAINS NEAR OR SLIGHTLY
ABOVE NORMAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...

THE LEADING PORTION OF A WELL WRAPPED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL BRING
STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE
WINDS ARE AFFECTING THE MATANUSKA VALLEY WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA IN
THE RANGE OF 25 PERCENT RH AND 25 MPH WINDS. RH VALUES WILL
RECOVER THIS EVENING AND ALLOW TO WARNING TO EXPIRE.

THE FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT WITH
SOME SHOWERS CROSSING THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS...ALTHOUGH
DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP THESE SHOWERS TO A MINIMUM. ON THU THE LOW
AND REMAINDER OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND.
THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND LESSEN THE
DOWNSLOPING EFFECT. IN ADDITION IT WILL ALLOW SOUTHEAST WINDS OUT
OF THE KNIK RIVER VALLEY TO DEVELOP AND LOWER RH VALUES INTO THE
UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE THU AFTERNOON. BY FRIDAY MOIST SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN AND TRACK NORTHWARD INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
OVERNIGHT...BEFORE FURTHER WEAKENING AS IT CROSSES OVER THE
ALEUTIAN RANGE AND INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE TOMORROW. SCATTERED
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN CONFINED MOSTLY TO THE COASTAL AREAS
OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY ZONE...WITH MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR OF BRISTOL BAY REMAINING DOWNSLOPED AND DRY WITH GUSTY
EASTERLY WINDS. SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO FILL
IN OVER THE BRISTOL BAY AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON...AS THE REMNANTS
OF THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW CROSSES OVER INTO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE.
THESE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM
VALLEY BY FRIDAY...AS THE WAVE CONTINUES TO PROGRESS NORTHWARD.
DESPITE THE INCREASED CLOUD COVER OVER THE MAINLAND...PARTS OF THE
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A WEAKENING FRONTAL BOUNDARY CONTINUES TO TRACK THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING THIS EVENING...WITH PERSISTENT AND GUSTY NORTHERLY
FLOW PRODUCING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE EASTERN PORTION OF
THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING. BLOWING SNOW WILL REMAIN A THREAT OVER
THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TOMORROW AFTERNOON ENDING THE BLOWING
SNOW THREAT FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLAND. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS OVER
THE EASTERN/CENTRAL BERING AND ALEUTIANS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. FURTHER WEST...HIGH PRESSURE ALONG WITH SOME
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE
BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)...
THE SECOND GALE FORCE NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE LOCATED FROM KODIAK ISLAND NORTHWARD ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF COASTLINE. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD RAIN MAINLY
ALONG THE COAST BUT SOME RAIN SHOWERS WILL MAKE IT OVER THE
CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. OTHERWISE...THE MATSVALLEY
AND THE ANCHORAGE BOWL WILL DOWNSLOPE RESULTING IN DRIER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
SLOWLY MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF BY MONDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY
BEFORE DISSIPATING BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WARM TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION ALL IN THE FORM OF RAIN
ALONG THE COASTAL REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE CHUGACH AND KENAI
MOUNTAINS WILL AGAIN KEEP MAJORITY OF INLAND AREAS DRY EXCEPT FOR
SOME SLOP-OVER RAIN SHOWERS MAKING IT OVER THE MOUNTAINS BEFORE
THE LOW DISSIPATES BY LATE TUESDAY.

THE BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...REMAIN IN PERSISTENT NORTHERLY
FLOW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE EASTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS AND THE
BRISTOL BAY AREA WILL RECEIVE THE EFFECTS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC
LOW AS IT MOVES NEAR KODIAK ISLAND. THE PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD
OVER INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS THROUGH THE WEEK. BY
SATURDAY THE NEXT NORTH PACIFIC LOW TRACKS TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND.
THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN ALONG
THE EASTERN ALEUTAINS AND THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. BY MONDAY A SERIES
OF WEAK WAVES WILL ENTER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS AND MOVE ALONG THE
CHAIN TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS BY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING
WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH RAIN...WHICH WILL SPILL OVER INTO THE
LOWER BERING SEA AS THE LOW TRACKS EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK. FARTHER NORTH IN THE BERING THEY WILL SEE A WINTRY MIX
DUE TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 130 131. GALES 119 120 125 138 139. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY 179.
FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING ZONE 111.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...AD
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DY
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...TP
LONG TERM...PD