Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 194, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Feb 29, 2016, 3:55 PM AKST. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2016, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2016, 3:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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619 FZAK52 PAFC 010055 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 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. PKZ199-011415- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 979 MB TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MOVES TO 100 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 984 MB WED AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE EASTERN BERING WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL BERING TUE AFTERNOON...THEN MAINTAINS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN BERING LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-011415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-011415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-011415- BRISTOL BAY- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDING. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-011415- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ170-011415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-011415- UNALASKA BAY- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-011415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM UNALASKA E. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-011415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-011415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-011415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-011415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-011415- ADAK TO KISKA- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-011415- KISKA TO ATTU- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-011415- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011415- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-011415- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-011415- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 355 PM AKST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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989 FZAK52 PAFC 011247 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 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. PKZ199-020145- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 70 NM NW OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE TO 100 NM N OF ADAK AT 983 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-020145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-020145- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-020145- BRISTOL BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-020145- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT EXCEPT 20 KT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-020145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-020145- UNALASKA BAY- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-020145- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-020145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-020145- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-020145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-020145- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-020145- ADAK TO KISKA- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-020145- KISKA TO ATTU- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ179-020145- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-020145- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-020145- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-020145- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 347 AM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
220 FZAK52 PAFC 020004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 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. PKZ199-021315- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW NEAR ATKA WILL MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA AT 983 MB WED MORNING AND THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-021315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-021315- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-021315- BRISTOL BAY- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-021315- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-021315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-021315- UNALASKA BAY- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-021315- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ173-021315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-021315- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-021315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-021315- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-021315- ADAK TO KISKA- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-021315- KISKA TO ATTU- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 15 KT E OF SHEMYA. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-021315- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-021315- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-021315- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-021315- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 304 PM AKST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY TOWARD THE ICE EDGE. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
552 FZAK52 PAFC 021201 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 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. PKZ199-030045- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 70 NM N OF ATKA WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS WED NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE BERING THROUGH FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-030045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-030045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-030045- BRISTOL BAY- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-030045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-030045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-030045- UNALASKA BAY- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-030045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-030045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-030045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-030045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-030045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ177-030045- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-030045- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-030045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-030045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-030045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-030045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 AM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND... NE 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
442 FZAK52 PAFC 030001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 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. PKZ199-031300- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-031300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-031300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-031300- BRISTOL BAY- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-031300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-031300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-031300- UNALASKA BAY- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-031300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-031300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-031300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-031300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-031300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 14 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-031300- ADAK TO KISKA- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-031300- KISKA TO ATTU- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SHEMYA...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-031300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-031300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-031300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-031300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 301 PM AKST WED MAR 2 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
172 FZAK52 PAFC 031204 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 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. PKZ199-040115- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AS A 991 MB LOW SAT MORNING. A 990 MB LOW FORMS 190 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA ISLAND FRI AFTERNOON AND SHIFTS TO 300 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AT 991 MB SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-040115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-040115- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-040115- BRISTOL BAY- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-040115- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-040115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040115- UNALASKA BAY- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-040115- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-040115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-040115- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-040115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-040115- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-040115- ADAK TO KISKA- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-040115- KISKA TO ATTU- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-040115- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-040115- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-040115- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ185-040115- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 304 AM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SAT THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
064 FZAK52 PAFC 040000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 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. PKZ199-041330- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI EVENING... THEN GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. A BROAD 985 MB LOW CENTERED 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY WHILE WEAKENING TO 994 MB THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-041330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-041330- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-041330- BRISTOL BAY- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-041330- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-041330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-041330- UNALASKA BAY- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-041330- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ173-041330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ174-041330- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-041330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-041330- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ177-041330- ADAK TO KISKA- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT E 15 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-041330- KISKA TO ATTU- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT E 20 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...9 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-041330- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-041330- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM CAPE NEWENHAM ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-041330- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ185-041330- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 300 PM AKST THU MAR 3 2016 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT N 25 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Feb 29, 5:26 AM AKST, 10 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 5:26 AM AKST, 10 hours 29 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
526 AM AKST MON FEB 29 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SITS JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WITH MULTIPLE EMBEDDED LOWS. THE MAIN ONE IS SOUTH OF
THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND HEADING TO THE NORTHWEST BRINGING WARM
AIR TO THE PENINSULA. RIDGING REMAINS TO THE EAST KEEPING
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE GULF AND SOUTHERN ALASKA. WHILE THE
FRONT THAT WAS IMPACTING THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS DISSIPATED THERE
ARE LINGERING SHOWERS ALONG THE COASTLINE.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN OVERALL GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE MAJOR FEATURES.
THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES WITH WEAKER LOWS MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA BUT THIS SHOULD PLAY A MINIMAL ROLE IN TERMS OF IMPACTS. THE
ONLY EXCEPTION IS A TRIPLE POINT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF THIS
AFTERNOON. THE EC HAS THE STRONGEST LOW WHICH WOULD HAVE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WHILE THE NAM AND GFS ARE MUCH WEAKER. THE UPPER
LEVELS DO NOT SUPPORT A STRONGER LOW SO THE NAM WAS CHOSEN FOR A
WEAKER SOLUTION.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SATELLITE IMAGERY THIS MORNING INDICATES A FRONT SOUTH OF KODIAK
ISLAND THAT STRETCHES WESTWARD TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS
SPINNING SOUTH OF UNALASKA ISLAND. SATELLITE IMAGERY ALSO
INDICATES A WEAK TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING ALONG THE SOUTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE FRONT...WELL INTO THE PACIFIC. WHILE THERE IS
SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE MANIFESTATION OF THIS TRIPLE POINT AS IT
PROGRESSES TOWARDS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING...IT WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE WATERS AROUND KODIAK
ISLAND...WITH SOME GUSTY WINDS LIKELY IN KODIAK CITY AS WELL.
HOWEVER...AS THIS FRONT IS NOT TAPPING INTO A VERY RICH MOISTURE
SUPPLY...NO HEAVY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED...WITH JUST MODERATE
RAINFALL.
IN CONTRAST...RELATIVELY QUIET WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AS THE FRONT REMAINS WELL TO
THE SOUTH. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY...LIMITING MOST PRECIPITATION IN THE
REGION TO ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. AS CLEAR SKIES
BUILD IN...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FOG ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
LOCAL VALLEYS BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL GENERALLY STAY IN A BREEZY AND DRY PATTERN
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AS A LOW MOVES ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA
THIS MORNING HEADS WESTWARD. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
WILL MOVE ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AND STALL AS THE LOW
MOVES WESTWARD...PRODUCING SHOWERS MAINLY ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE
AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT. EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...A SECOND
SHORTWAVE MOVING AROUND THE LOW WILL HELP TO KICK OFF SHOWERS...MAINLY
OVER BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY MORNING THEN THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TUESDAY
EVENING. WITH THE STRONG CROSS MOUNTAIN FLOW...EXPECT
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS TO BE LIGHT.
WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AS THE LOW IS THE STRONGEST WHILE CROSSING THE AKPEN. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH TUESDAY MORNING AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES
WESTWARD.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO GALE AND NEAR STORM FORCE OVER THE
EASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AS THE 963MB LOW MOVES
TO NEAR UNIMAK PASS TODAY. WINDS WILL BEING TO LAY DOWN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND GRADUALLY FALL BELOW
GALE FORCE FOR THE AREA BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AS THE LOW
CONTINUES ITS PARADE WESTWARD ALONG THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...WINDS
WILL INCREASE AGAIN TO GALE FORCE IN THE CENTRAL BERING AND
ALEUTIANS TOMORROW EVENING.
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS LOW AS THE FRONT
PULLS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY AND THEN ELONGATES OVER
THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE
WIDESPREAD ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS TODAY
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BE CENTERED AROUND THE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS AND THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT PATTERN CHANGE FEATURED DURING THIS TIME.
THE NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE WILL SURGE BACK FROM NORTHWEST CANADA
TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL AK DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL
MAKE WED AND THU SOME OF THE CLEAREST DAYS WE HAVE HAD FOR A WHILE
FROM THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH SOUTHERN KENAI. WHILE THIS
RIDGE WILL BRING SUNNY SKIES TO THE AREA...TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY
BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AS DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AND DOWNSLOPING
MOVES AWAY FROM THE SOUTH MAINLAND. MEANWHILE...OVER THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS...ONE DECAYING LOW NEAR DUTCH
HARBOR WILL BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER MOVING UP FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC. THIS WILL ALLOW FRONTS TO ONCE AGAIN RETURN TO THE GULF
COAST BY FRIDAY...WITH POSSIBLE TRIPLE POINT LOWS FORMING ON THESE
FRONTS. NONE OF THESE FEATURES APPEAR TO BE OVERLY STRONG AND WILL
LIKELY ONLY BRING PRECIPITATION TO COASTAL LOCALES. HOWEVER...WITH
HIGH PRESSURE INLAND...THESE SYSTEMS SHOULD SERVE TO INCREASE THE
OFFSHORE GRADIENT. THIS WILL KEEP OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH FAVORED
AREAS BLOWING TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. THEY COULD ALSO BRING
BOUTS OF STRONGER GALE TO POSSIBLY EVEN STORM FORCE WINDS INTO THE
BARRIER JET REGION AS WELL.
OUT WEST...WE WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE THROUGH LOWS SWINGING UP FROM
THE GULF AND INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS. GALE-FORCE WINDS WILL
BE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ALEUTIANS...AS EACH
FRONT PASSES. AS WE MOVE TOWARD THE WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING OVER EASTERN RUSSIA WILL SQUEEZE THE GRADIENT OVER MUCH
OF THE BERING. THIS WILL BRING GALE-FORCE NORTHEAST FLOW TO THE
AREA.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM 131 138
GALE 119 120 130 132 136 137 139 150 155 160 165 170
172 179 180 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...EN
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...RF
LONG TERM...MO/DEKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:36 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:36 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 1, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 1, 3:47 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days |
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