Storm Warning 89, NWS Anchorage, AK

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 091243
CWFAER
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND
AND COOK INLET

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.

PKZ197-100300-
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 978 MB LOW 60 NM OFF SITKA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE AND SLOWLY
WEAKEN TO 990 MB OFF DIXON ENTRANCE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD TO 1042 MB OVER THE CENTRAL ALCAN BY FRI NIGHT. A WEAK FRONT
WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SAT. 
$$

PKZ120-100300-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SHOWERS. 
FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE.. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR SHORE. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. VERY STRONG GUSTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  
$$

PKZ121-100300-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT.
 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ125-100300-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ129-100300-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS 6 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OFF THE GLACIER. SEAS
6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.   
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
$$

PKZ130-100300-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 19 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
$$

PKZ132-100300-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...STORM WARNING TODAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 20 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ138-100300-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. NW GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. NW GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES.
SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
$$

PKZ140-100300-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST SIDE
AND S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WEST
SIDE AND S OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
$$

PKZ141-100300-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AST THU MAR 9 2006

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 PM AST WED MAR 8 2006

.DISCUSSION...BIG ISSUE TODAY REVOLVES AROUND THE 965 MB LOW
SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT. STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION BEHIND THIS LOW HAS
COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA. POSITIVE VORTICITY AT 500 MB OVER
KODIAK ISLAND HAS ALSO EXACERBATED THE SITUATION THERE. MEASURED
WINDS AT THE KODIAK HARBOR HAVE BROKEN 100 MPH TODAY. WINDS SHOULD
EASE UP A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT BUT PROBABLY WILL NOT DIMINISH UNDER
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA UNTIL LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
THE VALDEZ AREA AND THE COPPER RIVER DELTA ARE ALSO AREAS OF CONCERN
THAT HAVE PROMPTED HIGH WIND WARNINGS. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO PICK UP
THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON FOR VALDEZ.
SEE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

THE LOW IS MOVING TO THE EAST AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE EAST OF THE
AREA. THE OVERALL PICTURE HAS STRONG WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
CHANNELED TERRAIN...CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY FOR MOST OF THE AREA ALONG
AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.

A SERIES OF LOWS ENTERING THE WESTERN BERING SEA BEGINNING TONIGHT
WILL BRING GALE AND SOME STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE BERING SEA AND
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. WINDS WILL STRETCH EASTWARD TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA
AND BRISTOL BAY COAST BY SATURDAY.

MODEL ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE LOW NEAR
YAKUTAT WELL. NO MAJOR CONCERN WITH THEM IN THE SHORT TERM.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 131 135 171.
MARINE...GALES AND STORMS GULF COAST THROUGH ALEUTIAN ISLANDS.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 121 129 132 138 140 141 150 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

MAR 06

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
218 PM AST WED MAR 08 2006

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

0915 AM     HIGH SUST WINDS  KODIAK                  57.80N 152.40W
03/08/2006  M0 MPH                              AK   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            KODIAK HARBOR MASTER, WITH A DAVIS WEATHER STATION,
            OBSERVED WIND GUSTS OF 106 MPH JUST BEFORE 4AM THIS
            MORNING AND ANOTHER WIND GUST OF 101 MPH A LITTLE AFTER 8
            AM THIS MORNING. A WIND GUST OF 131 MPH WAS OBSERVED 942
            AM AST.

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