####018002223#### FZAK62 PAFC 111149 OFFALU OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA 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. PKZ499-120200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA... A 1005 MB LOW AT 47N 150W EARLY THIS MORNING STRENGTHENS TO 995 MB AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST TO 56N 143W LATE TONIGHT. THE LOW THEN MOVES ONSHORE NEAR 59N 140W AT 988 MB THU EVENING WHILE A 994 MB LOW DEVELOPS NEAR 60N 146W. $$ PKZ411-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATELINE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ412-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ413-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ414-120200- BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ ####018004557#### FZAK64 PAFC 111150 OFFN13 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 11 2009 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST FOR COASTAL WATERS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTLINE FORECASTS... COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TONIGHT AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. UNALASKA BAY ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$