Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 289, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 9, 2008, 5:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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 9, 2008, 5:00 AM AKDT (13:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 091805 AAC CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 UPDATED ZONES 125 AND 129 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. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1000 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 1000 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT 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. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT 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. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 091851 AAD CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1050 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 UPDATED ZONE 120 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. $$ PKZ120-100300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1050 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT SUBSIDING TO 19 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-100300- RESURRECTION BAY 900 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT N 35 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD IN THE MORNING. WIND BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 EXCEPT 9 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. 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. $$ PKZ125-100300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 1000 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-100300- PASSAGE CANAL 1000 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 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. $$ PKZ130-100300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT BECOMING E 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-100300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT 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. $$ PKZ138-100300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 620 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-100300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT 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. $$ PKZ141-100300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100059 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 130 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100234 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 630 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 UPDATED AREA 129 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 630 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 100455 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 850 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 UPDATED AREA 129 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. PKZ197-101400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 983 MB LOW 50 NM NORTHEAST OF KODIAK WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR ILIAMNA THIS EVENING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 850 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NORTHEAST WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY LATE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 101156 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 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. PKZ197-110200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF MON AND TUE. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 IN ICE FREE WATERS FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT MON MAR 10 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 8, 11:15 PM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 11:15 PM AKST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
415 AM AST SUN MAR 9 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...00Z AND 06Z RUNS OF THE MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THIS MORNING. THOUGH THEY ALL DIFFER FROM 18Z SAT AND PREVIOUS
SOLUTIONS. THEY NOW MOVE THE LOW INLAND WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS
THIS EVENING.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...500 MB LOW IS STACKING ON TOP OF THE
SURFACE LOW TO THE EAST OF KODIAK. THIS HAS SLOWED PROGRESSION OF THE
SYSTEM AND IS IN LINE WITH SLOWER TREND SEEN IN THE MODELS. STILL NOT
POSITIVE THE BARREN ISLANDS LANDFALL WILL PAN OUT BUT WILL WAIT FOR
12Z RUN TO SEE IF CONSISTENCY HOLDS. SLOWER MOVEMENT IS KEEPING MOST
OF THE PRECIP IN SOUTHCENTRAL RAIN WITH SNOW ON THE WEST SIDE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AK. BY TONIGHT EXPECT COOLING TEMPS ACROSS THE AREA AS A
RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN TO SOUTHCENTRAL MON.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AROUND A WEAK LOW IN
THE EASTERN BERING. EXPECT MORE STRATUS BENEATH A BUILDING RIDGE
MON AND MON NIGHT FROM THE CENTRAL BERING EAST. A WEATHER FRONT WILL
BRING SOME RAIN AND SNOW AND GALES TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY MON
NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...STRONG DOWNSLOPING WILL KEEP THE PRECIP OUT OF
MOST AREAS THIS MORNING. BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING EXPECT MORE RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS FROM BRISTOL BAY TO BETHEL AND EVENTUALLY SNOW INTO
THE KUSKOKWIM VALLEY BY MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM WEAKENS INLAND.
SOUTHCENTRAL...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE MAT-SU DOWN THE
KENAI PENINSULA AND NEAR KODIAK AS THE FRONT LINGERS IN THE GULF WITH
THE SLOW MOVING LOW. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG COASTAL AREAS
AND THE KENAI PENINSULA THROUGH THE DAY CHANGING TO ALL SNOW SHOWERS
BY LATE THIS EVENING. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN FROM THE INTERIOR AND LINGER THROUGH NEXT
WEEKEND. EXPECT MORE SEASONABLE TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC. A LOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE WESTERN CHAIN
WEDNESDAY AND MOVE INTO THE WESTERN BERING THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW TO
DEVELOP ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE TROUGH IN THE NORTH PACIFIC.
THESE TWO SYSTEMS TO WRAP UP SOUTH OF ADAK FRIDAY. THIS NEW LOW TO
INFLUENCE THE ENTIRE BERING WITH HIGH PRESSURE NOW ENTRENCHED OVER
THE MAINLAND. STRONG WINDS SHOULD BE THE RULE AROUND THE LOW
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE EDGE BOUNDED BY THE COLD INTERIOR AIR MASS. THE
LOW IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORMS 120
GALES 130 132 138 140 141 150
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RNW MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:55 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 9, 5:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 12:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 1:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.