Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 265, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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
- Mar 1, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021249 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 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. PKZ197-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT THEN MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. WINDS SE 30 KT S OF CAINES HEAD DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE 15 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021315 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 CORRECTION TO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT THEN MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. WINDS SE 30 KT S OF CAINES HEAD DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE 15 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 021423 CCB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 CORRECTION TO ZONE 138 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. PKZ197-030300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DISSIPATES ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT THEN MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-030300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-030300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 30 KT S OF CAINES HEAD THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT 7 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-030300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-030300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-030300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING THIS MORNING... .TODAY...WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...S 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-030300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-030300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...E TO NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-030300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-030300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E TO NE 15 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 030025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 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. PKZ197-031500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 998 MB LOW NEAR KODIAK ISLAND WILL DISSIPATE 70 NM SOUTH OF HOMER SUN EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL OVER GULF SUN NIGHT THEN WILL MOVE EAST INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA MON NIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-031500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-031500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-031500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-031500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-031500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS..NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-031500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-031500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-031500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .MON...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-031500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 031235 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 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. PKZ197-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN CANADA BY WED MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS OVER KODIAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-040300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-040300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. MORNING FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-040300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-040300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-040300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E TO SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-040300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-040300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ140-040300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY THIS MORNING. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-040300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 040004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 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. PKZ197-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... BROAD SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT. A PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK TUE NIGHT AT 985 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WED NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-041500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ121-041500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-041500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-041500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-041500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ132-041500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-041500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ140-041500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM...GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF TURNAGAIN ARM. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-041500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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 Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SMALL DIFFERENCES SHOW UP. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE BERING SEA WHILE THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL INTERIOR OF THE STATE WEAKENS AS HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST AND THE EASTERN GULF. ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN WHICH HAS KEPT A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER THE AREA ALSO SIGNS OF WEAKENING. AT THE SURFACE...THE INVASION OF COLD AIR OVER THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR HAS HELP TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND CREATE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE COLD AIR ALSO FORMED AN ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN COPPER RIVER BASIN AND SUSITNA VALLEY. WEAK SOUTHERLY FLOW IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS PUSHING WARMER, MOIST AIR ONTO THE COAST AND IS PRODUCING SNOW ALONG THE FRONT. EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA. CLOUDS AND SOME LIGHT SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA ARE MAINLY DUE TO THE UPPER LOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... AN UPPER RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA THROUGH TUESDAY WHILE THE UPPER LOW OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA MOVES SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS MONDAY THEN BECOMES NEARLY STATIONARY TUESDAY. THIS WILL DEVELOP A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND TUESDAY. SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND THE GULF... A WARM OCCLUSION SOUTH OF THE GULF WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WEAKEN ALONG THE GULF COAST SUNDAY MORNING. THE ARCTIC FRONT OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE ALASKA RANGE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCLUSION WILL CONTINUE OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING THEN CHANGE TO SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN SPREAD IT INTO THE GULF COAST MONDAY EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... A MODERATE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE NORTH TO NEAR DILLINGHAM SUNDAY MORNING THEN DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND. SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT THEN BECOME SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SUNDAY. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AKPEN MONDAY MORNING AND INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS... EAST TO NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST OF THE BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING AND THE WESTERL ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE UP THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHEAST BERING SEA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH TEMPERATURES CONTINUING TO WARM THROUGH THE PERIOD. PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST AND WILL BE MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. COOL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA, SO PRECIP WILL REMAIN MOSTLY SNOW IN THESE AREAS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 140, 150, 172, 176, 179, 180, 181. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. NM MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 9:37 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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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.