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Gale Warning 348, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 3, 2006

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2006, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2006, 11:00 AM AKDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK52 PAFC 041146
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-050200-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 987 MB LOW NEAR COLD BAY WILL MOVE TO 175 NM SOUTHEAST OF CHIGNIK
TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN SLOWLY WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE PACIFIC. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE
NIGHT AND PROGRESS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AND
BERING SEA WEDNESDAY. A 986 MB LOW WILL FORM 120 NM NORTHEAST OF
SHEMYA WED EVENING.

$$

PKZ150-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-050200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-050200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-050200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-050200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...E WIND 20 KT. 
.FRI...E WIND 30 KT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. 

$$

PKZ170-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-050200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

$$

PKZ172-050200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-050200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-050200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG.
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING
SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-050200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
AREAS OF FOG. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
FZAK52 PAFC 042316
CWFALU

SOUTHWEST ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

MARINE 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.

PKZ199-051400-
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A DEVELOPING 980 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WED MORNING WILL
MOVE INTO 320 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA THU AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
MOVE TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND PROGRESS NORTH AND EAST
ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS AND BERING SEA THROUGH THU. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR
JAPAN WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA AND STRENGTHEN TO 966 MB
THU AFTERNOON. 
$$

PKZ150-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-051400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES THIS
EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-051400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE 
WATERS 3 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-051400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-051400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ170-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-051400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. NORTH WIND
10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-051400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

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

.TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
11 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
14 FT. RAIN.
.WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN.
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SW WIND 60 KT. SEAS 37 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 55 KT. SEAS 38 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-051400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-051400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ179-051400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM ADT TUE APR 4 2006

...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7
FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT.

.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Apr 3, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 12:00 PM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM ADT MON APR 3 2006

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE GFS HAS A BETTER
SOLUTION OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH WED NIGHT BUT ETA DOES A
BETTER JOB BEYOND THAT POINT. GFS IS FINE OUT WEST.

UPPER AIR...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE TO THE
EAST AS AN UPPER LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH OVER
WESTERN ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH THURSDAY. ANOTHER UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA WEDNESDAY
THEN INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THURSDAY.

AT THE SURFACE...
A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA AND
BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY NIGHT WHERE IT
WILL WEAKEN INTO A WEAKEN TROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WARM FRONT OVER
THE SOUTHERN COOK INLET AND THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL REMAIN
STATIONARY AND WILL DISSIPATE TUESDAY.

SNOW OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA WILL WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND
WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS TUESDAY. THE SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FROM THE
WEST OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT AND OVER THE KENAI
PENINSULA AND MATANUSKA VALLEY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA WILL BE CONFINED MOSTLY TO BRISTOL BAY AND
THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING AND WILL BECOME
SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. SHOWER WILL DIMINISH FROM THE WEST TUESDAY AS A
COLD DRY AIR MASS OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA MOVES SOUTH AND EAST.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120, 179, 180, 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

NM APR 06

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 11:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 4, 11:00 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC60 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.