Gale Warning 199, NWS Anchorage, AK

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.

$$

081 
FZAK52 PAFC 020002
CWFALU

Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Anchorage Alaska
302 PM 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.

PKZ199-021315-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A front over the eastern Bering and Aleutians will weaken as it 
moves inland this afternoon. A North Pacific low will move to 52N 
158W deepening to 999 mb Fri afternoon. This low then moves off to
the east southeast Fri night and Sat. A front enters the western 
Being Fri evening and pushes northeast through Sat.

$$

PKZ150-021315-
South of the AK Peninsula Sitkinak to Castle Cape-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...SE wind 20 kt becoming E 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 ft
building to 10 ft in the afternoon.
.FRI NIGHT...E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain with snow.
.SAT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.

$$

PKZ155-021315-
South of the AK Peninsula Castle Cape to Cape Sarichef-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NE wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt after midnight. From 
the Shumagin Islands E, SE wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft. Rain.
.FRI...NE wind 30 kt becoming N 40 kt in the afternoon. From the
Shumagin Islands E, E wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 40 kt except NE 30 kt from the Shumagin
Islands E. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 30 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ160-021315-
Bristol Bay-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

.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 with rain.
.FRI NIGHT...NE wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 3 ft. Snow.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 4 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 7 ft.

$$

PKZ165-021315-
Port Heiden to Cape Sarichef-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SE wind 25 kt becoming N 15 kt after midnight. Port 
Moller W...N wind 15 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.FRI...N wind 20 kt increasing to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8
ft. Rain and snow.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.

$$

PKZ170-021315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Bering Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 14 ft.

$$

PKZ171-021315-
Unalaska Bay-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 15 kt increasing to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas
7 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 25 kt diminishing to 15 kt after midnight.
Seas 7 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 2 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 2 ft.

$$

PKZ172-021315-
Cape Sarichef to Nikolski Pacific Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 25 kt. West of Dutch Harbor...NW wind 15 kt. Seas
11 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 35 kt. West of Dutch Harbor...NW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 
ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 35 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 7 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W wind 25 kt. Seas 11 ft.

$$

PKZ173-021315-
Nikloski to Seguam Island Bering Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ174-021315-
Nikolski to Seguam Island Pacific Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ175-021315-
Seguam Island to Adak Bering Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 9 ft. 
Rain.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ176-021315-
Seguam Island to Adak Pacific Side-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...W wind 20 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...SW wind 20 becoming S 30 kt after midnight. Seas 11 ft.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 16 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.

$$

PKZ177-021315-
Adak to Kiska-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 13 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. Rain and snow.
.SAT...S wind 35 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 19 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 15 ft.

$$

PKZ178-021315-
Kiska to Attu-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...W wind 25 kt. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...S wind 30 kt increasing to 45 kt in the afternoon. Seas 11
ft building to 17 ft in the afternoon. Snow and rain.
.FRI NIGHT...S wind 45 kt diminishing to 30 kt after midnight.
Seas 19 ft.
.SAT...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 25 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 40 kt. Seas 28 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 35 kt. Seas 26 ft.
.MON...SW wind 30 kt. Seas 24 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ179-021315-
Pribilof Islands Near Shore Waters-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 15 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 10 kt. Seas 10 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 16 ft.

$$

PKZ180-021315-
Kuskokwim Delta and Etolin Strait-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S wind 30 kt becoming W 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9
ft.
.FRI...N wind 15 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT...W wind 20 kt. Seas 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 6 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 8 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 9 ft.

$$

PKZ181-021315-
North and West of Nunivak Island-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE wind 30 kt becoming SW 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...SW wind 10 kt. Seas in ice free waters 6 ft.
.SAT...S wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 5 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SW wind 20 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.
.TUE...SW wind 15 kt. Seas in ice free waters 8 ft.

$$

PKZ185-021315-
Saint Matthew Island Waters-
302 PM AKST Thu Mar 1 2018

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

.TONIGHT...SW wind 20 kt E of Saint Matthew Island... SW 30 kt W
of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 17 ft.
.FRI...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 14 ft.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 kt E of Saint Matthew Island...SW wind 15 kt 
becoming S 25 kt by midnight W of Saint Matthew Island. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT...S wind 30 kt. Seas 12 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 25 kt. Seas 13 ft.
.SUN...SW wind 25 kt. Seas 18 ft.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SW wind 20 kt. Seas 17 ft.

$$

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

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
An upper trough moving east across western Alaska is producing
broad southwesterly flow across Southcentral Alaska. As a result
snow is falling over much of the Cook Inlet to MAT-SU corridor.
Additionally, snow is mixing with freezing rain at times across
the Anchorage Bowl and Matanuska Valley. There is a mixture of
rain and snow over the Southern Kenai Peninsula. Strong westerly
flow aloft across the Alaska range/Aleutian range has set up a
lee side trough over Cook Inlet and the western Gulf. In response,
pressure gradients have intensified and are generating strong
westerly flow over the western Gulf.

Broad and gusty westerly winds with some lingering snow showers
are present over the Southwest Mainland. A Weakening frontal
boundary over the southern Bering Sea is producing gusty Southwest
to westerly winds across the Aleutians with some light rain or
showers.

&&

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
Models in the short term across Southcentral are in relatively
good agreement with the cold advection tonight and pressure/thermal
gradients. Generally will lean toward the high resolution models
across Southcentral. Out west, all models initially have similar
handling of developing storm center tonight through Tuesday
evening. Divergence in solutions occurs after this and it looks
like the GFS/ECWMF become the preferred choice.

&&

.AVIATION...
PANC...Generally will see MVFR-LIFR conditions in snow showers
this evening then becoming VFR overnight.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA (Days 1 and 2)...
The snow event for Southcentral has now largely reached the stage
of almost pure orographic driven lift as the main upper shortwave
trough has tracked into the Yukon. Additional snow accumulations
will be rather light and generally less than 2-4" with the
greatest totals in the Matanuska Valley. Snow tapers off after
midnight, and Tuesday will start out dry as strong offshore flow
continues. Cold air advection will also increase with temperatures
falling well below average. Strong gap winds along the coast and
mountain ridges will be the main story Tuesday and Wednesday as
Southcentral remains under the influence of northwest flow.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST SOUTHWEST ALASKA (Days 1 and 2: Tuesday and
Wednesday)...
Snow shower activity across Southwest Alaska continues this
afternoon as moisture from the northern Bering moves into the
area and is locally enhanced by the mountains. A weak wave of
moisture will move into Bristol Bay tonight from off the Bering,
which will bring additional steady snowfall to most points from
Dillingham southward, resulting in about 1-3 inches of
accumulation. Colder air will continue to funnel southward
across the area behind it, making for a very brisk and windy
Tuesday, with mountain snow showers likely to persist much of the
day. High pressure builds in Tuesday night, resulting in calming
winds and clearing skies. Essentially all areas from Dillingham
northward will drop below zero Tuesday night as a result.
Wednesday will be a mainly sunny, quiet day area-wide as winds
gradually flip around to the south ahead of the next system. Look
for plentiful high clouds, however.

&&

.SHORT TERM FORECAST BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS (Days 1 and 2: Tuesday
and Wednesday)...
The usual rain and snow showers common across the Bering this
time of year will continue through the night as a weak wave of
steadier precipitation zips across the Pribilofs this evening and
into the Alaska Peninsula late tonight. As much of the Bering goes
under the influence of high pressure and it's associated stratus
on Tuesday, a developing storm over the North Pacific will set its
sights on the western Aleutians. Snow or a rain/snow mix will
begin in the western Aleutians Tuesday morning, transitioning to
all rain during the afternoon as much warmer air moves in behind
the front. Meanwhile, winds of 55-65 mph with higher gusts will
be ongoing at the same time, making for brief blizzard conditions
in the blowing snow. Late Tuesday afternoon and evening, the
center of the low will pass well west of Attu, but the associated
cold air advection will make for hurricane-force gusts from Attu
westward overnight. Sustained winds in that area will be in the
60-70 mph range, with seas exceeding 40 feet west of Attu. Snow
showers will also move into the western Aleutians by early
Wednesday morning as the winds slowly slacken through the day. The
associated warm-turned-occluded front will move eastward into the
central Bering and Aleutians, mainly bringing rain to those
areas. Its eastward progress will be slow, only reaching the
Pribilofs by Wednesday afternoon.

&&

.LONG TERM FORECAST (Days 3 through 7)...
A trio of mature frontal boundaries will push across the Western/
Central Bering and then move into southwestern Alaska. In each
case, the occlusion and the cold front follow a similar track,
remain intact across the Bering bringing gales and storm force
winds. The GFS has maintained decent run to run continuity with
the major synoptic features. The 12z run of the ECMWF has come
into line with the GFS with regard to the major surface features
and at 500 mb as well as with the precipitation shields. Very
confident that this progressive pattern will yield unsettled
weather across the Bering and the Aleutians most of this forecast
period. However, for the East Domain (which includes Kodiak,
Anchorage and Valdez) the long term forecast is much more
complicated and the confidence level is lower. As each frontal
boundary moves into western AK and begins the process of decay or
frontolysis the models handle the remnant energy different as it
propagates eastward. This is echoed by the NCEP RMOP (Relative
Measure of Predictability) for the ensemble mean forecast over
the East Domain which remains in low confidence territory the
entire forecast period.

&&

.AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PUBLIC...Winter Weather Advisory 101 111.
MARINE...Storm Warning 120 130>132 178.
 Gale Warning 119 121 125 127 136>139 141 150 155 173 175>177
185.
 Heavy Freezing Spray 130 160 181.

&&

SYNOPSIS AND MODEL DISCUSSION...RC
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...JA
SOUTHWEST ALASKA/BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...JW
LONG TERM...PJS

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
118 AM AKST TUE FEB 27 2018

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

0727 PM     SNOW             3 S RIDGEWAY            60.49N 151.08W
02/26/2018  M8.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STORM TOTAL. STILL SNOWING.

0926 PM     SNOW             4 S ANCHORAGE           61.16N 149.89W
02/26/2018  E4.0 INCH                           AK   PUBLIC

0931 PM     SNOW             1 NW GLEN ALPS          61.12N 149.71W
02/26/2018  M2.0 INCH                           AK   TRAINED SPOTTER

1159 PM     SNOW             5 SW ANCHORAGE          61.16N 149.98W
02/26/2018  M4.3 INCH                           AK   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4.3 INCHES WITH SNOW STARTING ON
            2/25/2018 IN THE LATE EVENING. 4.0 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON
            2/26/2018. SNOW STILL FALLING.

&&

RANDERSO

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
126 AM AKST TUE FEB 27 2018

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

1202 AM     SNOW             19 NNW HOPE             61.16N 149.83W
02/27/2018  M4.0 INCH        ANCHORAGE          AK   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HEAVIEST SNOW AROUND 11PM ON 2/26/2018. SNOW
            MIXED WITH RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

&&

RA