Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 260, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Feb 29, 2008, 4:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2008, 4:45 PM AKST (01:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 010643 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 945 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 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. PKZ199-011500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS WESTWARD AWAY FROM THE ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. A 983 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 976 MB AS IT MOVES TO 225 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SAT AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA SAT NIGHT AND SUN. A 980 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 350 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY FRI NIGHT AND MOVE TO 125 NM WEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-011500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ160-011500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-011500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-011500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-011500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-011500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 945 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 36 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-011500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-011500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-011500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 011300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WEAKENS TO 987 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER EASTERN BRISTOL BAY. A 977 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF ATKA WEAKENS TO 982 MB SUN MORNING 50 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN DISSIPATES. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 965 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO NIKOLSKI. $$ PKZ150-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-020300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING S WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ160-020300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-020300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-020300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ171-020300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-020300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N WIND 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-020300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-020300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-020300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 020014 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 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. PKZ199-021500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW 170 NM SOUTH OF CHIGNIK WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB SUN MORNING AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR DILLINGHAM. A 973 MB LOW 210 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB SUN MORNING NEAR DUTCH HARBOR AND THEN DISSIPATES. A 978 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN TO 963 MB 360 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH SUN EVENING THEN WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-021500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-021500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-021500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-021500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PACIFIC SIDE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-021500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-021500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-021500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-021500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-021500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 021431 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 170 179 AND 180. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 976 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR DISSIPATES SUN AFTERNOON NEAR COLD BAY. A 961 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF ATKA SUN AFTERNOON WEAKENS TO 976 MB MON NIGHT 150 NM NORTHWEST OF ATKA. A 985 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ155-030300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ160-030300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-030300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-030300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-030300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-030300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-030300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-030300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-030300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 Feb 29, 8:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 8:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A CUT-OFF HIGH IS POSITIONED OVER FAR
EASTERN SIBERIA WITH HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH ON EITHER SIDE OF IT...ONE
EXTENDING FROM A CLOSED LOW OVER NORTHWEST CANADA SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS ALASKA AND THE OTHER EXTENDING FROM CHINA EASTWARD TO THE
ALEUTIANS. NORTHERLY FLOW FROM THE POLE IS ADVECTING EXTREMELY COLD
AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. THE COLD ADVECTION IS RESULTING
IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE
ALASKA RANGE. WINDS ARE GUSTING TO 25 TO 45 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF
INTERIOR SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND TEMPERATURES GENERALLY
IN THE TEENS. A WEAK SURFACE LOW JUST NORTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND
COMBINED WITH A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER THE GULF ARE PRODUCING AREAS
OF SNOW FROM EASTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND TO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN.
THESE FEATURES ARE HELPING TO STALL THE UPPER TROUGH OVER MAINLAND
ALASKA. OUT WEST THERE ARE MULTIPLE LOWS STRINGED ALONG A SURFACE
FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM NEAR KAMCHATKA TO SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS.
A STRONG UPPER JET COMING OUT OF ASIA BETWEEN 30N AND 40N LATITUDE
CONTINUES TO DEVELOP NEW LOWS ALONG THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
FRONT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...NAM MODEL DID NOT INITIALIZE WELL WITH POSITION
AND STRENGTH OF LOWS ALONG THE FRONT OUT WEST. THE GFS/UKMET/ECMWF
WERE ALL CLOSE. ELSEWHERE...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL. THERE IS MUCH
BETTER AGREEMENT AMONG THIS MORNINGS MODEL SOLUTIONS COMPARED TO
THE LAST FEW DAYS...ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE GENERAL EVOLUTION
OF THE PATTERN IN THE SHORT-TERM. ONLY MINOR ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE
MADE TO EXISTING FORECAST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AS
COLD ADVECTION CONTINUES TO PROGRESS SOUTHWARD. COMBINATION OF FRESH
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH
THOMPSON PASS. COLD ADVECTION WILL NOT MAKE IT INTO THE GULF DUE TO
STALLING OF UPPER TROUGH. THE TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO
THE BERING...SO THAT COLD AIR WILL BE TRANSPORTED SOUTHWESTWARD
ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND CENTRAL BERING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AND THEN
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS SUNDAY. COMBINATION OF COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO 45 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH NOT AS LOW...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP BELOW ZERO FROM THE
SUSITNA VALLEY TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND PORTIONS OF BRISTOL BAY. AS
THE WIND MOVES INTO THE PRIBILOFS EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED
IN BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME FRESH SNOW SITTING ON THE GROUND FROM
TUESDAY. THE SEA ICE HAS REACHED SAINT PAUL BUT THERE IS STILL SOME
OPEN WATER EAST TO NORTHEAST OF SAINT GEORGE...SO THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS AS THE COLD AIR MOVES ACROSS THE OPEN
WATER. AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO AMPLIFY ON SATURDAY AN UPPER
LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND MOVE ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT WILL PRODUCE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.
AS THE MAINLAND TROUGH AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE BERING SEA STORMS FORMING
OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WILL BE PULLED NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE
MAINLAND. UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL QUICKLY SHIFT TO THE SOUTH OVER THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING A QUICK END TO THE VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS.
AS THE INITIAL SHIFT OCCURS SATURDAY THE MOISTURE OVER THE NORTHERN
GULF WILL BE PUSHED INLAND...SO THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATION OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL
SATURDAY...INCLUDING ANCHORAGE AND VICINITY. MULTIPLE LOWS WILL
TRACK TOWARD THE ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY AND PUSH A FRONT ACROSS
THE GULF WHICH WILL THEN WEAKEN AS IT PUSHES INLAND SATURDAY NIGHT.
THIS INITIAL WARM PUSH WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR
NORMAL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. A MORE SIGNIFICANT WARM-UP IS
IN STORE MONDAY FOR MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY AS DEEP LOW
MOVES INTO THE BERING SEA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...A HIGH AMPLITUDE TROUGH OVER THE BERING AND
RIDGE OVER THE EAST PACIFIC WILL RESULT IN AN ACTIVE STORM TRACK FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWARD TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA WHICH WILL KEEP MOST
PLACES AT OR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
EVERY FEW DAYS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 131 THOMPSON PASS.
BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 195.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 130 150 155 170 176 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 130 140 141 165 179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB FEB 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 1, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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