Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 267, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 2, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031309 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 031555 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 UPDATED ZONES 160 170 171 179 180 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 031838 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 938 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 UPDATED ZONE 165 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. PKZ199-040300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 964 MB LOW 45 NM WEST OF NIKOLSKI WILL WEAKEN TO 977 MB 60 NM NORTH OF SAINT PAUL MON EVENING THEN DISSIPATE 60 NM WEST OF HOOPER BAY TUE NIGHT. A 979 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 985 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF ATKA TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ155-040300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-040300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 35 KT. $$ PKZ165-040300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 938 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ180-040300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-040300- UNALASKA BAY 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-040300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-040300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-040300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-040300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 655 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040056 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 981 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT EAST OF ATKA ON THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 040234 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155. 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. PKZ199-041500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 973 MB LOW NEAR SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 85 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT MATTHEW TUE AFTERNOON AND THEN DISSIPATE TUE NIGHT AND WED. A 981 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH. A 992 MB LOW 700 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 65 NM NORTH OF COLD BAY TUE NIGHT AT 986 MB AND THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH WED. $$ PKZ150-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-041500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT LATE EVENING. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-041500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-041500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-041500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-041500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ172-041500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT...EXCEPT 18 FT EAST OF ATKA ON THE PACIFIC SIDE IN THE EVENING. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-041500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT...STRONGEST TOWARD ATTU. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-041500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-041500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 45 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 041306 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-050300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 250 NM SOUTH OF NIKOLSKI THU MORNING. A 985 MB LOW 180 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY TUE NIGHT WILL MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES INTO BRISTOL BAY BY WED EVENING. $$ PKZ150-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ155-050300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI AND SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ160-050300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-050300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-050300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-050300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-050300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-050300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-050300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-050300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST TUE MAR 4 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$
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 Mar 2, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 12:00 PM AKST, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THOUGH THE GFS AN EUROPEAN MODELS HAVE INITIALIZED THE LOW OFF OF KODIAK ISLAND BETTER THAN THE NAM MODEL HAS. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THE UPPER AIR PATTERN CONTINUES TO EVOLVE THROUGH SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY AFTERNOON. A UPPER TROUGH OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL SWING NORTH INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. AN UPPER RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE...THE WEATHER FRONT ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS MORNING HAS DISSIPATED OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR. A WEAK LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND IS MOVING NORTH INTO THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER MODERATE LOW PRESSURE CENTER SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS IS MOVE TOWARD THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... UPPER PATTERN...THE UPPER LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE MOVE TO JUST SOUTH OF AMCHITKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT EAST ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CHAIN TO BE JUST SOUTH OF ATKA TUESDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTHEAST BERING SEA, BRISTOL BAY AND KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND EAST INTO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND KUSKOKWIM VALLEY, COOK INLET AND NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT THEN WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA WILL FLATTEN MONDAY AS THE TROUGH MOVE THROUGH IT, BUT WILL REBUILD AGAIN MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SURFACE... SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE GULF...THE WEAK LOW SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL MOVE NORTH AND DISSIPATE JUST SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. SNOW OVER KODIAK ISLAND WILL BECOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT AND THE SOUTHCENTRAL INTERIOR MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF MONDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL WEAKEN OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE GULF COAST MONDAY WITH AREAS OF SNOW DEVELOPING OVER THE INTERIOR SECTION MONDAY NIGHT. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THE KENAI AND CHUGACH MOUNTAIN MONDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER WEATHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY WITH MORE RAIN AND SNOW MOVE UP THE WESTERN GULF AND INTO THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OFF THE GULF WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SHOWERS INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THE THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST ALASKA... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND INTO SOUTHWEST INTERIOR MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL DISSIPATE OVER NORTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND BECOMING SHOWERS BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY AND WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE AKPEN MONDAY AND WILL MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY TUESDAY. EXPECT MORE SNOW TUESDAY. BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS... A MODERATE LOW SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE NORTH AND WEAKEN JUST SOUTH OF THE PRIBILOFS MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN TURN WEST INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL BERING TUESDAY. THE STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN BERING WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL BECOME NORTHLY OVER THE WESTERN BERING AS A TROUGH EXTENDS NORTH FROM THE MAIN LOW TUESDAY. .LONG TERM FORECAST... THE UPPER LOW WILL REMAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AND WILL EXTEND AN UPPER TROUGH EASTWARD JUST SOUTH OF THE GULF BY FRIDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE ALCAN BORDER WILL PERSIST AND WILL TILT NORTHWEST ACROSS CENTRAL ALASKA FRIDAY. AT THE SURFACE...A SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE THURSDAY. THE COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER THE CENTRAL BERING AND THE ALEUTIANS WILL WEAKEN WEDNESDAY AS STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE AKPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN DRIFTS INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS FRIDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE PRIBILOFS. MARINE...GALE 132, 150, 155, 160, 165, 170, 172, 176, 180, 185 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 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 3, 1:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Mar 3, 1:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 43 hr | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 3, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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