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Small Craft Advisory 271, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Mar 26, 2016, 3:41 AM AKDT. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2016, 3:41 AM AKDT (11:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2016, 3:34 AM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
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520 FZAK52 PAFC 261141 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 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. PKZ199-270045- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 954 MB LOW 375 NM SOUTH OF ATTU MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA LATE SAT NIGHT THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC BY SUN NIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE ALEUTIANS MOVES NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING BY LATE SAT NIGHT THEN STALLS AND RAPIDLY WEAKENS THROUGH SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-270045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-270045- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-270045- BRISTOL BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-270045- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-270045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT BY MIDDAY. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ171-270045- UNALASKA BAY- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-270045- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ173-270045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ174-270045- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-270045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-270045- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-270045- ADAK TO KISKA- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...BERING SIDE...E WIND 45 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PAC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PAC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ178-270045- KISKA TO ATTU- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-270045- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-270045- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FOOT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ181-270045- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-270045- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 341 AM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT N OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. $$
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589 FZAK52 PAFC 262352 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 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. PKZ199-271300- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-271300- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-271300- BRISTOL BAY- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-271300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-271300- UNALASKA BAY- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271300- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-271300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-271300- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-271300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-271300- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-271300- ADAK TO KISKA- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-271300- KISKA TO ATTU- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-271300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271300- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-271300- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-271300- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 352 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
326 FZAK52 PAFC 270313 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 UPDATED ZONE 178 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. PKZ199-271615- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 960 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WILL TRACK TO 375 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 970 MB SUN AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AT 985 MB MON AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL BERING AND WEAKEN THROUGH MON. A 984 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 75 NM NORTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN MORNING AND MOVE TO 150 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-271615- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-271615- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-271615- BRISTOL BAY- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-271615- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-271615- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-271615- UNALASKA BAY- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-271615- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-271615- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-271615- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-271615- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-271615- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-271615- ADAK TO KISKA- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-271615- KISKA TO ATTU- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-271615- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-271615- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-271615- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-271615- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 713 PM AKDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
819 FZAK52 PAFC 271146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 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. PKZ199-280030- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 965 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MOVES TO 475 NM SOUTH OF ADAK AT 977 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MON. A 981 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 990 MB LATE TONIGHT THEN MOVES INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-280030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-280030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-280030- BRISTOL BAY- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-280030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON W OF PORT MOLLER. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-280030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-280030- UNALASKA BAY- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-280030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-280030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ174-280030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-280030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-280030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ177-280030- ADAK TO KISKA- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT 25 KT W OF AMCHITKA PASS. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ178-280030- KISKA TO ATTU- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ179-280030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-280030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT BECOMING S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW WIND S OF CAPE NEWENHAM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-280030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ185-280030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 346 AM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
793 FZAK52 PAFC 272320 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 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. PKZ199-281245- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 970 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MON. A 988 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 30 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON NIGHT $$ PKZ150-281245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-281245- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-281245- BRISTOL BAY- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281245- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-281245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281245- UNALASKA BAY- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281245- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-281245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-281245- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-281245- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-281245- ADAK TO KISKA- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-281245- KISKA TO ATTU- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-281245- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-281245- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-281245- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-281245- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 320 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
890 FZAK52 PAFC 280150 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 UPDATE TO THE SYNOPSIS 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. PKZ199-281415- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... PAVLOF VOLCANO LOCATED 32 NM NORTHEAST OF COLD BAY IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE. A 970 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC MON AFTERNOON. ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN BERING WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE MON. A 988 MB LOW 100 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 30 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AT 996 MB MON AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MON NIGHT $$ PKZ150-281415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-281415- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-281415- BRISTOL BAY- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-281415- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-281415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281415- UNALASKA BAY- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-281415- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-281415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-281415- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-281415- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-281415- ADAK TO KISKA- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-281415- KISKA TO ATTU- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-281415- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-281415- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-281415- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-281415- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 550 PM AKDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
494 FZAK52 PAFC 281134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 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. PKZ199-290030- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 994 MB LOW 75 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM WILL BE A 998 MB LOW 50 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM THIS AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY TUE MORNING. A FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL DISSIPATE BY TONIGHT WHILE REMAINING NEARLY STATIONARY. A 989 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT TUE AFTERNOON WILL BE A 988 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT LATE TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-290030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT. E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND...W WIND 15 KT. E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-290030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ160-290030- BRISTOL BAY- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-290030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ170-290030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-290030- UNALASKA BAY- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-290030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-290030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-290030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-290030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-290030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-290030- ADAK TO KISKA- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ178-290030- KISKA TO ATTU- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ179-290030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-290030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT FROM CAPE NEWENHAM S. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ181-290030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 30 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-290030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 334 AM AKDT MON MAR 28 2016 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. $$
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 25, 4:55 PM AKDT, 10 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 4:55 PM AKDT, 10 hours 46 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
455 PM AKDT FRI MAR 25 2016
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGHLY AMPLIFIED UPPER LEVEL RIDGING PERSISTS FROM WESTERN CANADA
WELL INTO THE ARCTIC...WITH A GENERAL LARGE-SCALE TROUGH FROM FAR
NORTHEASTERN RUSSIA EXTENDING SOUTHEAST TO THE FAR WESTERN GULF
OF ALASKA. TO THE IMMEDIATE EAST OF THE TROUGH...SOUTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUES TO PUSH DISTURBANCES NORTH FROM THE PACIFIC INTO
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. WITH VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF ANY APPRECIABLE
GRADIENT PATTERNS BELOW MOUNTAINTOP LEVEL...PRECIPITATION IS
FALLING ON BOTH SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGES MAINLY IN THE FORM
OF SCATTERED AREAS OF STRATIFORM RAIN.
OUT WEST...A WELL-ORGANIZED GALE-FORCE FRONT CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTH THROUGH THE NORTH PACIFIC TOWARD
THE SOUTHERN BERING SEA.
&&
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN PUSHING THE UPPER LEVEL LOW
NEAR KODIAK EMBEDDED WITHIN THE GENERAL LARGE-SCALE TROUGH TO THE
EAST INTO WESTERN CANADA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE NORTHERN
STREAM OF THE TROUGH THEN SKIRTS THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY BEFORE
LIFTING THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF ALASKA SUNDAY. THE LARGE UPPER
LEVEL LOW SOUTHWEST OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES EAST AND BECOMES
STATIONARY AND ELONGATED BY EARLY NEXT WEEK SOUTH OF THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS AS A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS NORTH ACROSS THE
EASTERN PACIFIC EXTENDING NORTH INTO THE ALCAN BORDER REGION. THIS
WILL HELP TO ESTABLISH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER OF UNUSUALLY WARM AIR
AND MOISTURE FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ALASKA MAINLAND.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
TROUGHING TO THE WEST OF THE SOUTHCENTRAL WILL HELP TO KEEP WEAK
SOUTHWEST FLOW AND SHOWERS OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. AS THE TROUGH
WEAKENS AND PUSHES EAST SATURDAY THE SHOWERS WILL ALSO MOVE OFF
WHICH WILL IMPROVE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHCENTRAL. RIDGING
WILL MOVE IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST BUT WILL BE QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY A
FRONT. THE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH KODIAK SUNDAY AND MAKE IT TO
THE NORTH GULF COAST SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL SLOWLY PUSH
OVER THE SOUTHWEST MAINLAND ON SATURDAY...BRINGING LIGHT SNOW TO
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY AND DELTA THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF
THIS TROUGH...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AND CALM WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR LOW
STRATUS AND FOG TO FORM THROUGHOUT THE INLAND SOUTHWEST TONIGHT.
THIS SHOULD BE THE ONLY NIGHT OF FOG/STRATUS FOR THE AREA.
HOWEVER...A GALE FORCE FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE BERING SEA WILL
BRING INCREASING OFFSHORE WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH
SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (DAYS 1 AND 2)...
A STORM FORCE FRONT APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS
EVENING WILL BRING STRONG EASTERLY WINDS AS IT PASSES THROUGH
THE WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY. RAIN WILL ALSO
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS EASTWARD INTO
THE AKPEN...BUT THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS IN HOW MUCH WARM AIR WILL BE PRESENT TO CAUSE PRECIP
TO FALL IN THE FORM OF A WET SNOW OR RAIN. THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE
FAVORED THE COOLER SOLUTIONS WHICH KEPT WET SNOW IN THE
AREA...HOWEVER A SWITCHOVER TO RAIN WOULD NOT BE OUT OF THE
QUESTION. AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES TOWARD THE PRIBILOFS THERE IS
MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT THAT PRECIP TYPE WILL REMAIN AS SNOW...WHICH
MAY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. FOR NOW BLOWING SNOW WAS
INTRODUCED INTO THE FORECAST...BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED
FURTHER TONIGHT FOR POTENTIAL ADVISORY CONCERNS.
&&
.LONG TERM FORECAST (DAYS 3 THROUGH 7)...
AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WET PATTERN LOOKS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHCENTRAL STARTING LATE SUNDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH NEXT
FRIDAY. OVER THE WEEKEND...THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE BERING
SEA WILL GRADUALLY AMPLIFY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PUSHES SOUTH INTO
THE NORTH PACIFIC. A JET STREAK OF WELL OVER 100 KT AT 500 MB WILL
ACT AS THE MAIN DRIVING MECHANISM IN THIS AMPLIFICATION PROCESS
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AT THE SAME TIME...A BUILDING EASTERN
PACIFIC/NORTH AMERICAN RIDGE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE ALASKA
PANHANDLE OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
ALASKA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF THE BUILDING
RIDGE AND AMPLIFYING TROUGH WILL FORCE THE LONGWAVE PATTERN TO TAP
INTO SOME VERY DEEP TROPICAL AIR (SOURCE REGION NEAR HAWAII) AND
ADVECT IT NORTH TOWARD SOUTHERN ALASKA. A POTENT LOW-LEVEL AND
MID-LEVEL JET WILL ADVECT AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE INTO THE
SOUTHERN MAINLAND WHICH WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF 48-84 HOURS
(DEPENDING ON LOCATION) OF RAIN NEXT WEEK.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE ON THE "DRY" SIDE AS THE BULK OF THE
MOISTURE WILL BE SHUNTED OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS WILL LEAD
TO WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN STARTING ON SUNDAY AND LASTING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL NOT
RECEIVE AS MUCH RAIN AS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE WARMING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WHILE OVERNIGHT
LOWS COULD BE AS WARM AS 15 TO 25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN MANY
LOCATIONS. THIS WARM SPELL IS ONLY EXPECTED TO GET STRONGER
HEADING INTO LATE NEXT WEEK.
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE A WIDE RANGE OF RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM A HALF INCH ACROSS LOCATIONS IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN AND
MATANUSKA VALLEY TO UP TO 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS ALONG THE GULF OF ALASKA. MOST LOCATIONS ACROSS
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL SEE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES
(INCLUDING ANCHORAGE). THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD CHANGE AS
MODELS GET A BETTER HANDLE ON WHERE THE GREATEST JET DYNAMICS AND
ADVECTED MOISTURE END UP. HOWEVER...WITH A PATTERN LIKE THIS...THE
HIGHEST PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR ON THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF
THE COASTAL RANGE. AS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...TEMPERATURES WILL BE
WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH NEXT WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE
10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WHILE LOWS LOOK TO BE 15 TO 20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IT IS NOT OUT OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY
THAT SOME PLACES MAY SEE OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 40S BY THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...178.
GALE WARNING 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 179 185.
&&
SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DWK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DEK
LONG TERM...MCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:09 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 3:41 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Mar 26, 3:41 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:47 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:44 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 26, 3:52 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:52 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:52 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr |
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Sources
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