Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 283, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 AM 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 7, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 080048 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KENAI WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 FZAK51 PAFC 080131 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 430 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 CORRECTED AREA 121 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. PKZ197-081500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 976 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHWEST OF KENAI WILL WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND FRI EVENING. A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 979 MB AS IT MOVES TO 70 NM WEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-081500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...STORM WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-081500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-081500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING S WIND 30 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-081500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-081500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-081500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-081500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-081500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-081500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081255 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE WIND 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 081705 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 UPDATED ZONES 120 125 129 130 138 AND 141 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. PKZ197-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 450 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SAT AFTERNOON AT 973 MB. THE LOW WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 988 MB AS IT MOVES INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-090300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-090300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-090300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE EARLY EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-090300- PASSAGE CANAL 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-090300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-090300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-090300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 25 KT BY NOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-090300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-090300- KACHEMAK BAY 805 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090058 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. HIGHEST SEAS EAST OF BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 090625 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 UPDATED AREA 130 132 AND 141 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. PKZ197-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 973 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL WEAKEN TO 980 MB 100 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR SEWARD SUN EVENING. $$ PKZ120-091500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 65 KT ALONG THE COAST. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-091500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES POINT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-091500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-091500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-091500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-091500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-091500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT SHIFTING TO THE NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-091500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT LATE THIS EVENING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-091500- KACHEMAK BAY 920 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 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. PKZ197-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 970 MB LOW 30 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA BAY SUN EVENING AT 989 MB. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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 7, 7:45 AM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 7:45 AM AKST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1245 PM AST FRI MAR 7 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...HIGH AMPLITUDE LONG-WAVE TROUGH IS
CENTERED OVER THE BERING SEA. THERE IS A BROAD CLOSED CIRCULATION
CENTERED NEAR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER THE
GULF CONTINUING TO STEER STORMS NORTHWARD TO MAINLAND ALASKA. THE
STRONG LOWS THAT HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE REGION THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS
HAVE HELPED PUSH THE UPPER RIDGE FROM THE EAST PACIFIC/GULF OF
ALASKA EASTWARD TO THE WESTERN U.S. AND CANADA. THIS HAS RESULTED IN
A MORE EASTWARD TRACK OF THE LATEST SYSTEM WHICH IS NOW LOCATED JUST
SOUTH OF THE KENAI PENINSULA TRACKING NORTHWARD. OCCLUSION EXTENDS
EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST WITH GALE TO STORM FORCE WINDS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. OBSERVATIONS IN THE PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND AREA INDICATE WINDS HAVE PEAKED AND ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH.
ON THE OTHER HAND...WINDS ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE INCREASING
AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER AND THE EAST-WEST PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES.
PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL HAS BEEN RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING
WITH SOME WET SNOW ACCUMULATION MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WARMER
AIR IS PUSHING ONSHORE WITH THE OCCLUSION...SO THERE IS AN ONGOING
WARMING TREND WHICH WILL CHANGE MOST AREAS TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
THE SYSTEM THAT MOVED UP ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST A COUPLE DAYS
AGO HAS BECOME A WEAK LOW NORTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND. THERE IS SNOW
IN THE VICINITY OF THE LOW AND COLD ADVECTION WEST OF THE LOW IS
PRODUCING SNOW SHOWERS FROM THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE ALEUTIANS.
THE NEXT LOW IN LINE TO MOVE INTO THE GULF IS CURRENTLY STRENGTHENING
DOWN ALONG THE JET NEAR 40N 165W.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL MODELS VERIFYING WELL WITH CURRENT SYSTEMS.
THERE IS SOME CONCERN WITH TRACK OF THE LOW SOUTH OF THE KENAI
PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS CURRENTLY TRACKING
NORTHWARD...BUT MODELS INDICATE IT WILL CURVE TO THE NORTHWEST AND
HEAD OVER COOK INLET AND ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TO THE NORTHERN
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. WITH UPPER RIDGE AXIS CURVING FROM THE YUKON
WESTWARD INTO NORTHERN ALASKA THIS TRACK MAKES SENSE SO WILL
STICK WITH IT UNLESS SEE EVIDENCE THAT THE LOW WILL NOT CURVE TO
THE NORTHWEST. MODEL SOLUTIONS FOR NEXT LOW MOVING INTO THE GULF
ARE MUCH CLOSER TOGETHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN SO AM GAINING A BIT
MORE CONFIDENCE IN THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THIS LOW. THE ONE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN LATEST MODEL RUNS IS THE LOW TRACKS
INLAND WHERE PREVIOUS RUNS INDICATED IT WOULD STALL OVER THE GULF.
WILL WAIT FOR ANOTHER MODEL RUN BEFORE CHANGING THIS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AS THE LOW MOVES INTO COOK INLET THIS
AFTERNOON WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG WESTERN TURNAGAIN
ARM AND ENHANCE DOWNSLOPING OVER ANCHORAGE. WITH A WEAKENING LOW
AND FRONT EXPECT WINDS TO REMAIN JUST BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. AS
THE LOW MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING COLD AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER
IN...SO EXPECT RAIN TO QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHCENTRAL BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. MULTIPLE UPPER WAVES EMBEDDED
IN THE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
NIGHT. MODELS INDICATE RAPID PRESSURE RISES OF ABOUT 10 MB OVER
A THREE HOUR PERIOD OVER THE GULF THIS EVENING MOVING INLAND
OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS.
UPSLOPE AREAS OF NORTHERN PRINCE WILLIAMS SOUND AND THE SUSITNA
VALLEY WILL SEE SOME ENHANCED WET SNOWFALL. A FAIRLY STRONG
SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE
NEXT LOW SO THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE. WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION WITH NEXT LOW WILL MOVE IN LATE SATURDAY. AS HAS BEEN
THE TREND...EXPECT THIS LOW TO TRACK FARTHER EAST THAN CURRENT LOW.
SO WILL NOT SEE AS MUCH WARM AIR ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...EXPECT MINOR SNOWFALL...MAINLY ACROSS INTERIOR
SOUTHWEST ALASKA AS THE GULF LOW TRACKS INLAND TONIGHT. COLDER AIR
BEHIND THE SYSTEM COMBINED WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL WAVES WILL PROVIDE
A CONTINUED CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMALS.
BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE LOW NORTH OF SAINT PAUL WILL GRADUALLY
SINK SOUTHEASTWARD AND DISSIPATE THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. THE UPPER
TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD WHILE A SHORT-WAVE RIDGE BUILDS
OVER THE WESTERN BERING. THIS WILL RESULT IN COLD ADVECTION SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...THE LOW FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE GULF SATURDAY
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE THE LAST IN A LINE OF STRONG STORMS TO AFFECT
THE SOUTHERN MAINLAND. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN
DEPICTING A LESS AMPLIFIED LONG-WAVE PATTERN FOR THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD. THE CURRENT BERING TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS
EASTWARD AND THEN LIFT NORTHWARD THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. AS THIS
OCCURS SUNDAY AND MONDAY LOOKS LIKE A GOOD SHOT OF SNOW OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHCENTRAL. THE REST OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS COOLER AND CALMER ACROSS
MAINLAND ALASKA. MEANWHILE...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS
WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE AS PACIFIC STORMS ARE STEERED TOWARD THE
REGION. OF COURSE...ALL OF THESE CHANGES LOOK TEMPORARY. THE
HEMISPHERIC WAVE PATTERN LOOKS UNSTABLE...SO PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
TO SHIFT...TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 120.
GALE WARNING 125 130 132.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 11:20 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Mar 7, 1:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
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