Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 285, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 PM AKST (08:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081248 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 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. PKZ199-090300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF SAINT PAUL WILL MOVE TO 155 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY SAT NIGHT AT 994 MB AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ150-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-090300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-090300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-090300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ171-090300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-090300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-090300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-090300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-090300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 090058 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 996 MB 100NM WEST OF COLD BAY SUN AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN FURTHER TO 1007 MB MON AFTERNOON 100 NM EAST OF COLD BAY. A 994 MB WILL MOVE TO 350 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED AND THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST SAT MAR 8 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091157 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091504 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 CORRECTED TO ADT MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 640 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091440 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 640 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 UPDATED ZONE 179 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. PKZ199-100300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL BERING MON AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 640 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092357 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH MON. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL BERING WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING TUE. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MON EVENING AND BECOME STATIONARY WEST OF ADAK TUE AS A 997 MB LOW MOVES WITHIN 300 NM WEST OF SHEMYA. $$ PKZ150-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-101400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU THROUGH FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-101400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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, 15 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 7:45 AM AKST, 15 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 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 3:05 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr |
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