Gale Warning 197, NWS Anchorage, AK

354 
FZAK52 PAFC 271236
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

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.

PKZ199-280200-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A front over the western Aleutians will move over the eastern
Aleutians through Thu morning. A North Pacific low will move to 
250 nm west of Shemya at 947 mb Wed morning then exit the western 
Bering Thu morning. 

$$

PKZ150-280200-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 13 ft. Freezing spray after midnight.
.WED...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ155-280200-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...Variable wind 10 kt becoming S 20 kt in the afternoon. From
the Shumagin Islands E, NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming
variable 10 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ160-280200-
Bristol Bay-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray and
patchy freezing fog.
.WED...N wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft. Freezing
spray in the morning. Patchy freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.

$$

PKZ165-280200-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 
11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. From Port
Moller E, variable wind 10 kt becoming E 15 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-280200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
13 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ171-280200-
Unalaska Bay-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft subsiding to 3 ft in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU...NW wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-280200-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas
7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-280200-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt after midnight. Seas 7 
ft building to 11 ft after midnight.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ174-280200-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 20 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 11 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ175-280200-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.WED...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13 ft. 
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ176-280200-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. 
Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16 ft. 
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ177-280200-
Adak to Kiska-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas
10 ft building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.

$$

PKZ178-280200-
Kiska to Attu-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt increasing to 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft building to 23 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 55 kt. Bering side, seas 20 ft building to 30 ft
after midnight. Pacific side, seas 37 ft.
.WED...S wind 55 kt. Seas 35 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft.

$$

PKZ179-280200-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
11 ft.
.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ180-280200-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Cape
Newenham in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog.
.WED...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
Patchy freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ181-280200-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft. Heavy freezing
spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas in ice free waters 6 ft. Freezing spray in the evening. Patchy 
freezing fog.
.WED...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Patchy freezing
fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
.THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.

$$

PKZ185-280200-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
336 AM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 
ft. Heavy freezing spray N of Saint Matthew Island in the morning.
.TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming
SE 20 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 25 kt
becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray after
midnight.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 45 kt W of Saint
Matthew Island. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. Snow and 
rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

332 
FZAK52 PAFC 280006
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

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.

PKZ199-281315-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

High pressure slides into Western Alaska Wed afternoon. A 949 mb 
low 340 nm southwest of Attu moves to 946 mb 225 nm west of Attu 
Wed morning then continues into Kamchatka midday Thu. Its 
associated front moves across the Aleutians into the Alaska 
Peninsula by Thu afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-281315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ155-281315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.WED...W wind 15 kt becoming S in the afternoon. From the Shumagin
Islands E, NW wind 20 kt in the morning becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 9 ft.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-281315-
Bristol Bay-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.WED...N wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.WED NIGHT...E wind 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Heavy freezing spray.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...N wind 10 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.

$$

PKZ165-281315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
From Port Moller E, NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt except E 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt except SE 25 kt from Port Moller E.
Seas 7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.

$$

PKZ170-281315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ171-281315-
Unalaska Bay-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind less than 10 kt becoming SE 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 ft.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-281315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind less than 10 kt increasing to 20 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.WED...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ173-281315-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas
12 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ174-281315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 15 
ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ175-281315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.WED...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.

$$

PKZ176-281315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.WED...S wind 35 kt becoming SW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 17 ft. 
Rain.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ177-281315-
Adak to Kiska-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft. Rain.
.WED...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 45 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

PKZ178-281315-
Kiska to Attu-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...STORM WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt except S 55 kt from Shemya W. Bering side,
seas 20 ft building to 27 ft after midnight. Pacific side, seas 34
ft.
.WED...S wind 55 kt. Seas 34 ft. Snow showers and rain showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 29 ft subsiding to 23 ft after midnight.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 27 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 25 ft.

$$

PKZ179-281315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt becoming SE 25 kt after midnight.
Seas 9 ft.
.WED...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming W 15 kt late. Seas 14 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ180-281315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog.
.WED...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
Freezing spray.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...S wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ181-281315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt becoming SE after midnight. Seas in ice
free waters 6 ft. Patchy freezing fog.
.WED...SE wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas in
ice free waters 8 ft. Freezing spray and patchy freezing fog.
.WED NIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Snow.
.THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 9 ft.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.

$$

PKZ185-281315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
306 PM AKST Tue Feb 27 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, variable wind 10 kt becoming
SE 20 kt after midnight. W of Saint Matthew Island, S wind 25 kt
becoming SE 40 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. Freezing spray. Snow.
.WED...SE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SE 45 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 20 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain.
.WED NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 20 ft. Snow.
.THU...S wind 35 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 23 ft.

$$

232 
FZAK52 PAFC 281211
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

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.

PKZ199-010130-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 950 mb low 290 nm west of Shemya will exit the Bering over 
Kamchatka Thu morning. The associated front will move over the 
eastern Aleutians and dissipate Thu afternoon. 

$$

PKZ150-010130-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 
10 ft. Freezing spray N of Chirikof Island.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7
ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 4 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI...E wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ155-010130-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 20 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except variable 10 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 8 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt except S 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 12 ft except 6 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...E wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-010130-
Bristol Bay-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N wind 15 kt becoming E in the afternoon. Seas in ice
free waters 6 ft.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy freezing
spray in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ165-010130-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt except E 15 kt from Port Moller E. Seas 7
ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas
6 ft. Freezing spray from Port Moller E.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming SW 25 kt in the afternoon. From Port
Moller E, SE wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Freezing spray from Port Moller 
E in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ170-010130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 40 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ171-010130-
Unalaska Bay-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 10 kt in the morning increasing to 25 kt. Seas 4 
ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-010130-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 15
ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...N wind 40 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ173-010130-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ174-010130-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
Rain.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ175-010130-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming SW 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ176-010130-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 16
ft. Patchy fog. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ177-010130-
Adak to Kiska-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.

$$

PKZ178-010130-
Kiska to Attu-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 55 kt, except 45 kt E of Shemya. Seas 33 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
27 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...S wind 45 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft.

$$

PKZ179-010130-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 25 kt in the morning increasing to 35 kt. Seas 14 
ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 14
ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...W wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ180-010130-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...

.TODAY...E wind 20 kt becoming SE 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5
ft. Freezing spray.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow and rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-010130-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 20 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas
in ice free waters 5 ft building to 9 ft in the afternoon. Freezing 
spray in the morning. Patchy freezing fog.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$

PKZ185-010130-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
311 AM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SE wind 40 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SE 45 kt W of 
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 21 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Snow and rain.
.TONIGHT...S wind 40 kt, except 30 kt W of Saint Matthew Island. 
Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU...S wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

203 
FZAK52 PAFC 010013
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

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.

PKZ199-011245-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 957 mb low 300 nm northwest of Attu moves into Northern 
Kamchatka by Thu morning. Its associated front moves into Western
Alaska for Fri morning. A 1018 mb North Pacific low forms on the 
front and moves to 370 nm south of Chignik at 994 mb Fri 
afternoon. A second front approaches the Western Aleutians for Fri
afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-011245-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

.TONIGHT...NW wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 7 ft.
.THU...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ155-011245-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt except S 15 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 7 ft.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 13 ft except 7 ft from the Shumagin Islands E. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except SE 20 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-011245-
Bristol Bay-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy
freezing spray.
.THU...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft. Heavy freezing
spray.
.THU NIGHT...SE wind 20 kt becoming NW 10 kt after midnight. Seas in
ice free waters 4 ft.
.FRI...NE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ165-011245-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from Port Moller E. Seas
7 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt diminishing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 
ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 20 kt in the evening becoming variable 10 kt.
Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ170-011245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ171-011245-
Unalaska Bay-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt. Seas 5 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 25 kt becoming NW 20 kt. Seas 4 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight.
Seas 3 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 3 ft.
.MON...W wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-011245-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 16 ft. Rain.
.THU...SE wind 30 kt becoming NW 20 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 40 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...W wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-011245-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 35 kt becoming W 20 kt after midnight. Seas 13 ft.
Rain.
.THU...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ174-011245-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W after midnight. Seas 15 ft.
Rain.
.THU...W wind 25 kt becoming SW 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 14
ft.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft subsiding to 10 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ175-011245-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...W wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-011245-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN...W wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-011245-
Adak to Kiska-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 22 ft.
.MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ178-011245-
Kiska to Attu-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight. Seas
26 ft.
.THU...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 18 ft. Snow showers.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 20 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 20 ft.

$$

PKZ179-011245-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 15 ft. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ180-011245-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 11 ft. Freezing spray.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray. Snow and rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft. Areas of fog.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-011245-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 40 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft.
.THU...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 13 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 10 ft. Areas of
fog.
.FRI...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.

$$

PKZ185-011245-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
313 PM AKST Wed Feb 28 2018

...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TONIGHT...E of Saint Matthew Island, SE wind 40 kt. W of Saint
Matthew Island, S wind 40 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 20 ft. Snow and rain.
.THU...S wind 35 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...S 25 kt W of Saint
Matthew Island. Seas 21 ft. Snow.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

959 
FZAK52 PAFC 011215
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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.

PKZ199-020030-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A front over the eastern Aleutians will dissipate this afternoon.
A North Pacific low will move to 151 nm southwest of Sand Point 
at 1006 mb Fri morning then it will move into the southwestern 
Gulf Sat night. A front will move over the western Aleutians Fri 
afternoon.

$$

PKZ150-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.TONIGHT...S wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ155-020030-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 30 kt except SE 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 11 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...NE wind 25 kt except SE 20 kt from the Shumagin Islands
E. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 35 kt except E 25 kt from the Shumagin Islands E.
Seas 11 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.

$$

PKZ160-020030-
Bristol Bay-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...E wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Heavy
freezing spray in the morning.
.TONIGHT...SE wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow.
.FRI...E wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft. Snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.

$$

PKZ165-020030-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 20 kt becoming N after midnight. Seas 7 ft. Rain.
.FRI...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft. Rain.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ170-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 40 kt becoming W 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10
ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ171-020030-
Unalaska Bay-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...S wind 25 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft.
Rain.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt diminishing to 10 kt after midnight. Seas
3 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 3 ft.

$$

PKZ172-020030-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 35 kt becoming NW 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas
15 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...N wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt increasing to 35 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ173-020030-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 
ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ174-020030-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...W wind 30 kt diminishing to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas
14 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ175-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-020030-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

PKZ177-020030-
Adak to Kiska-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt becoming S 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 13
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 40 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.

$$

PKZ178-020030-
Kiska to Attu-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 12
ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 29 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft.

$$

PKZ179-020030-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ180-020030-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas 12 ft. Freezing spray in the morning. 
Rain.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas
10 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.

$$

PKZ181-020030-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SE wind 35 kt. Seas in ice free waters 12 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 30 kt diminishing to 20 kt after midnight. Seas
in ice free waters 10 ft.
.FRI...S wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...Variable wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.

$$

PKZ185-020030-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
315 AM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...S wind 30 kt. Seas 21 ft. Snow.
.TONIGHT...S wind 25 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW 30 kt W of
Saint Matthew Island. Seas 18 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
724 AM AKST Mon Feb 26 2018

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
Snow has overspread much of the southern mainland this morning as
an upper level trough races eastward from the Bering Sea embedded
in quasi-zonal flow aloft. A surface reflection of this feature
is moving inland over the Y-K Delta region with an occluded front
extending eastward into Cook Inlet and the central Gulf.
Widespread gale to storm force winds are present from the eastern
Bering Sea into the Gulf of Alaska beneath a 130+ knot upper level
jet riding along the base of the trough. A showery regime
encompasses much of the Bering in westerly flow in the wake of the
trough, with another much weaker disturbance moving into the
western Aleutians.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models remain in good agreement in the short term as zonal flow
gives way to a more amplified pattern by the middle of the week.
The upper trough will track quickly across the mainland today,
followed by several weak shortwaves which will help to keep snow
showers going into Monday night. The pattern will begin to amplify
on Tuesday as the longwave trough is reinforced by shortwave
energy digging down from the interior, allowing flow to become
more north-northwesterly with time. Meanwhile, another deep
Kamchatka low will help to pump up a stout ridge over the Bering.
All of this will yield a drier offshore flow pattern dominated by
cold air advection and outflow winds by Wednesday. Utilized a
combination of the NAM and GFS for the morning forecast package.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Snow will redevelop this morning after a brief break prior
to 15z. Snow will be focused mainly over eastern portions of the
Anchorage Bowl, with the terminal remaining on the western edge of
the precipitation. This is expected to yield prevailing MVFR
conditions at the terminal, with occasional fluctuations to IFR or
VFR over the course of the day. Conditions will improve by late
this evening as the system moves away from the area, yielding VFR
conditions for the remainder for the TAF period.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
After a brief break early this morning, snow is expected to
redevelop from the Kenai Peninsula northward into the Anchorage
Bowl and MatSu Valleys later this morning. This second round of
snow is expected to bring the lower snow ratios that were
initially expected from this snow event, but have yet to occur in
some places due to gusty southerly winds that developed over West
Anchorage late last night, bringing increased supercooled liquid
water into the lower levels. This second band of snow will also
bring a shift to southwesterly flow up Cook Inlet, a much more
favorable flow for orographically enhanced snow for East Anchorage
and the Matanuska Valley. As a result of this enhancement areas
west of the Seward Highway will likely stay on the very western
edge of most of snowfall from this system and should see notably
lower accumulations by the time it is all said and done this
evening. Further north over the Susitna Valley, the expected
accumulations were increased significantly to just below advisory
criteria this morning due to stronger southwest flow than
initially expected. By this evening the models are beginning to
indicate that this system will linger longer into the evening,
especially in the Matanuska Valley which will continue
southwesterly-westerly flow with cyclonic flow aloft until late
into the evening. and as a result the end time of the Anchorage
and Matanuska Valley advisories were pushed back into the evening.

The other concern in the forecast will be for the development
outflow winds behind the Gulf low beginning today from Kachemak
Bay southward into Kodiak Island. There is still good agreement in
widespread storm to hurricane force gusts developing through the
Barren Islands by this afternoon, with storm force westerly gusts
for Kodiak Island. There should then be a brief lull in the
westerly winds on Tuesday morning as a lee side low develops off
of Kodiak Island, but outflow winds will quickly ramp up again
and spread into the North Gulf Coast Tuesday evening. These winds
will then be the primary forecast challenge looking into the
middle of the week as a surge of cold air begins to descend into
the South Mainland.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
The low over southwest Alaska will continue its eastward track
through the area bringing snow as it passes. There are also strong
winds associated with the low which is bringing blowing snow to
southwest Alaska. This afternoon the low will have moved off to
the east and snow and winds will diminish. This setup will also
bring cold northerly flow to the region. Tuesday night ridging
from the Bering will move over the area and help to clear out the
cloud cover. Then late on Wednesday, winds will switch to the
south and bring warmer air to southwest Alaska.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...
Zonal flow and snow showers look to dominate the Bering and
Aleutians until Tuesday morning when ridging builds in over the
central Bering and a new system approaches the western Aleutians
from the North Pacific. The ridging will clear out precip as it
tracks east. Meanwhile, the new system will pull up enough warm
air from the south to bring a mix of rain and snow to the islands.
As the main low center tracks north, to the west of Shemya, it
will bring strong winds with gusts in the 60 kt range Tuesday
night. The front with this system will move over the central
Aleutians Wednesday and the eastern Aleutians by Wednesday night.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
The GFS has maintained decent run to run continuity with the major
synoptic features. At the onset of this forecast period, the
latest iteration of the GFS ensembles has a tight clustering with
the low over the Western Bering, the high over the Yukon/NW
Territories, and the low over SE AK. There is a third low that all
of the global models are hinting at coming into the North Pacific
but there has been too much variance even with the more stable
model guidance. Any way you slice it, a progressive and amplified
pattern is on tap most of this period. The primary sensible
weather highlight to look for this package will be the storm force
and potentially hurricane force winds over the Western and
Central Bering as the low passes by Shemya and the surface
pressure possibly drops below 950 mb Wednesday. The GFS and the
ECMWF really bring that deepening trough with multiple shortwaves
across the Bering and into Western Alaska through Day 6.
Confidence is building that this unsettled pattern will
materialize.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 101 111.
MARINE...Storm Warning 120 130 131 132 138 160 165 178 180 351 352 414.
Gale Warning 119 136 137 139 141 150 155 170 171 172 175 177 179 411.
Heavy Freezing Spray 130 180 181 185.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...CB
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...DEK
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...DK
LONG TERM...PJS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1234 PM AKST MON FEB 26 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 AM     SNOW             1 W GLEN ALPS           61.10N 149.73W
02/26/2018  E2.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            DEARMOUN AT HILLSIDE

0400 AM     SNOW             4 S ANCHORAGE           61.16N 149.89W
02/26/2018  M2.0 INCH                           AK   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            C STREET AT RASPBERRY

0500 AM     SNOW             4 W PALMER              61.59N 149.24W
02/26/2018  E3.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN

0600 AM     SNOW             6 NNE EAGLE RIVER       61.39N 149.48W
02/26/2018  M1.6 INCH                           AK   COCORAHS

0630 AM     SNOW             1 SSW BIG LAKE          61.51N 149.96W
02/26/2018  M4.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

0655 AM     SNOW             BIG LAKE                61.52N 149.95W
02/26/2018  M4.0 INCH                           AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            4 IN OF SNOW. CURRENTLY FREEZING DRIZZLE.

0700 AM     SNOW             9 S TALKEETNA           62.21N 150.09W
02/26/2018  M6.3 INCH                           AK   COCORAHS

0800 AM     SNOW             3 ESE MEADOW LAKES      61.60N 149.51W
02/26/2018  M2.5 INCH                           AK   COCORAHS

0830 AM     SNOW             5 NNW BUTTE             61.61N 149.10W
02/26/2018  M4.0 INCH                           AK   COCORAHS

1115 AM     SNOW             27 NNE CHASE            62.82N 149.91W
02/26/2018  M4.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KUTZ