Alert archive / Alaska / Small Craft Advisories in 2016
Small Craft Advisory 213, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 6, 2016, 3:21 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 hr.
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The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2016, 3:21 PM AKST (00:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2016, 3:33 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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646 FZAK52 PAFC 070021 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 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. PKZ199-071300- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 988 MB LOW 130 NM NORTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 210 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY MON AND BECOMES A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A FRONT MOVES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE MORNING AND STALLS. $$ PKZ150-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-071300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-071300- BRISTOL BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-071300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-071300- UNALASKA BAY- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-071300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-071300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-071300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-071300- ADAK TO KISKA- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 29 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ178-071300- KISKA TO ATTU- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-071300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-071300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY MAINLY ALONG THE ICE EDGE. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-071300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-071300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 321 PM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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477 FZAK52 PAFC 071216 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 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. PKZ199-080130- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING DISSIPATES BY TUE AFTERNOON. A FRONT MOVES TO THE SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY TUE AFTERNOON AND STALLS. A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-080130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-080130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-080130- BRISTOL BAY- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-080130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080130- UNALASKA BAY- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-080130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-080130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ174-080130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-080130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-080130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ177-080130- ADAK TO KISKA- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 24 FT. $$ PKZ178-080130- KISKA TO ATTU- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ179-080130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT S OF SAINT PAUL. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY FROM SAINT PAUL N. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-080130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...N WIND 15 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...N OF CAPE NEWENHAM...N WIND 15 KT. S OF CAPE NEWENHAM...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-080130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-080130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 316 AM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
232 FZAK52 PAFC 080002 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 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. PKZ199-081300- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN BERING DISSIPATES BY TUE EVENING. A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TUE NIGHT AND REACHES THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WED AFTERNOON. A LOW SOUTH OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA MOVES TO 55N 176W WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-081300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT N 20 KT N OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-081300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081300- BRISTOL BAY- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT SUBSIDING. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-081300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-081300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-081300- UNALASKA BAY- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-081300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-081300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-081300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-081300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .THU...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-081300- ADAK TO KISKA- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT ON THE BERING SIDE. SEAS 4 FT BERING SIDE...8 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BERING SIDE...10 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-081300- KISKA TO ATTU- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 25 KT ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 30 FT. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-081300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-081300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT W 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-081300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-081300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 302 PM AKST MON MAR 7 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
245 FZAK52 PAFC 081233 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 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. PKZ199-090130- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 982 MB LOW 300 NM WEST OF ATTU LATE TONIGHT MOVES TO 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA AT 962 MB LATE WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-090130- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090130- BRISTOL BAY- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-090130- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ170-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-090130- UNALASKA BAY- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090130- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ173-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ174-090130- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .THU...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 32 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-090130- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .THU...NW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ177-090130- ADAK TO KISKA- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .THU...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ178-090130- KISKA TO ATTU- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-090130- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-090130- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY N OF CAPE NEWENHAM. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ181-090130- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-090130- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 333 AM AKST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...E 20 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 Mar 6, 3:26 AM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 3:26 AM AKST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
326 AM AKST SUN MAR 6 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW IS SLOWLY MOVING SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE
EASTERN BERING. THE LOW EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHEAST CONNECTING WITH A
WEAKER LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE PANHANDLE. THE OVERALL FLOW CREATED
BY THIS BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS BRINGING SOUTHEAST FLOW TO
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND AND IS PULLING UP WARMER AIR WITH IT. HIGH
PRESSURE SITS TO THE WEST OF THE MAIN LOW WHICH HELPS TO BRING
COLD NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE MID TERM AND ARE
STARTING TO LOCK IN ON A MUCH WEAKER LOW CENTER FORMING IN THE
WESTERN GULF NEAR KODIAK ISLAND TONIGHT. THE NEXT BIG LOW MOVES
TOWARDS THE GULF TUESDAY AND WHILE ALL THE GUIDANCE HAS THE SAME
GENERAL IDEA...THERE ARE MINOR DIFFERENCES IN PLACEMENT AND
INTENSITY OF THE LOW. THE DEEPER SOLUTIONS OF THE NAM AND GFS
WOULD RESULT IN STRONGER WINDS MOVING IN AS OPPOSED TO THE WEAKER
EC AND GEM. THE STRONGER SOLUTION OF THE GFS WAS CHOSEN FOR THIS
SYSTEM.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS OVER INTERIOR ALASKA AND CANADA
WITH UPPER LEVEL LOWS OVER THE BERING AND NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE
MAIN MOISTURE BAND IS OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN KENAI
PENINSULA WITH A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER KODIAK AND STRETCHING
EASTWARD. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL
THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KODIAK ISLAND. THE
MOISTURE BAND WILL BEGIN TO MOVE NORTHWARD LATE TONIGHT AND WORK
ITS WAY INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL BRINGING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION BACK INTO
INLAND AREAS.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ALONG A TROUGH AXIS STRETCHING FROM THE
WESTERN GULF TO THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
KEEPING PRECIPITATION MAINLY CONFINED TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND
ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE BEST CHANCES ALONG
THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF BRISTOL BAY. THE UPPER LOW IN THE EASTERN
BERING SHIFTS FURTHER SOUTH BRINGING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW JUST OFF
THE SURFACE OF THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...ADVECTING A WARMER AIR
MASS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION
FOR BRISTOL BAY LATE THIS MORNING BECOMING RAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON.
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE BELOW FREEZING SUNDAY NIGHT AND
THEN CLIMB BACK INTO THE MID 30S AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON...HENCE
CONTINUED MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE
WEEK. WINDS WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DIMINISHING LATER TODAY AS
A SURFACE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO KODIAK ISLAND. WINDS ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA BACK OUT OF THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH
THIS APPROACHING LOW. THE LOW BEGINS TO ADVANCE NORTH EARLY MONDAY
BRINGING WIDE SPREAD SHOWERS ACROSS BRISTOL BAY THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECT ALONG NORTHEASTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA...HOWEVER HIGHER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES ALONG THE COAST WILL ALLOW FOR INTERMITTENT SNOW
SHOWERS AS WEAK SHORTWAVES MOVE AWAY FROM THE BERING LOW.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
NORTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN BERING PERSISTS THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH EMBEDDED SNOW SHOWERS AS LOW PRESSURE
REMAINS ALONG THE EASTERN BERING. A STRONG SHORTWAVE WILL DIG
SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN BERING TODAY. DOWNWARD FORCING ALONG THIS
WAVE WILL MIX STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING. THE STRONGEST GALE WINDS SHOULD STAY WEST OF THE
PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND THEN INCREASE OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE EASTERN BERING/ALEUTIANS AND
ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SEE VARYING WIND CONDITIONS AS A WEAK
SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FEATURE AS IT MOVES SLOWLY SOUTH TONIGHT CROSSING
INTO THE PACIFIC ON MONDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
BY MONDAY NIGHT A LARGE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL BE CENTERED
SOUTH OF THE GULF AT 50N 145W WITH A SMALLER LOW IN THE SOUTHEAST
GULF JUST WEST OF DIXON ENTRANCE. RIDGING WILL EXTEND FROM
WESTERN CANADA INTO INTERIOR ALASKA. THE SMALLER SYSTEM WILL
ROTATE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE GULF IN THE PERSISTENT
SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WHILE THE LARGER LOW
DRIFTS GRADUALLY NORTH AND SENDS AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM UP
INTO THE GULF. AFTER DRIFTING BACK SOUTH MIDWEEK...THE LARGE LOW
WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN GULF ROUGHLY CENTERED
AROUND 50N.
TO THE WEST...NORTHERLY FLOW AND PERSISTENT COLD AIR ADVECTION
ACROSS THE BERING WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A DEEP UPPER TROUGH
EXTENDING SOUTH ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...ALEUTIANS AND WELL
INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST
WILL SWING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MONDAY NIGHT THEN WEAKEN
RAPIDLY TUESDAY. A SECOND STRONGER SYSTEM WILL REACH THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS WEDNESDAY THEN CONTINUE EAST ALONG THE CHAIN THURSDAY
BEFORE DIVING SOUTHEAST TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE BIG UPPER LOW
SOUTH OF THE GULF ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW
THE SAME STORM TRACK FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 175 176 177 185 411 412 413
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 180 185 411 412 414
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...DK
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...BL
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...KH
LONG TERM...JRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:04 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 3:21 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:16 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 7, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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Sources
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