Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 296, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 12, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 48 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 12, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 131143 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 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. PKZ199-140200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 992 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF SHEMYA DISSIPATES THIS AFTERNOON AS A 980 MB LOW MOVES TO 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR ADAK FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-140200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. WIND BECOMING S 25 KT WEST OF SAND POINT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-140200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-140200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-140200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...BRISK ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-140200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ172-140200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST ON THE PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DECREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-140200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-140200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-140200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 140000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-141400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 180 NM EAST OF ATKA AT 977 MB SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-141400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-141400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-141400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-141400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-141400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-141400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-141400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-141400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-141400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 141147 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 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. PKZ199-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 974 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR AT 980 MB SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT INCREASING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-150200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-150200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-150200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-150200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-150200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-150200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 TO 22 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 19 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 17 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-150200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-150200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-150200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150001 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 155 NM DUE SOUTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 985MB CENTER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-151400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-151400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-151400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 173W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF 173W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-151400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-151400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 150057 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 155 171 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. PKZ199-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 155 NM DUE SOUTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 985MB CENTER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-151400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DECREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-151400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-151400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-151400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-151400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-151400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E OF 173W...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. W OF 173W...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-151400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-151400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-151400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT DECREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151153 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY. $$ PKZ150-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-160200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-160200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-160200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-160200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 16 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-160200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT FROM ATKA WEST. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-160200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
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 12, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT WED MAR 12 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS INITIALIZED WELL THIS MORNING. FORECAST TREND OFF THE GFS40/ECMWF THROUGH 72 HRS ARE REASONABLE AND IN GOOD AGREEMENT. MODELS DIVERGE SOME BEYOND THIS POINT. GFS HAS BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF RUNS...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH GFS BLEND OUT TO DAY 5. .UPPER LEVELS... THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE TROUGH OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA WILL BE SLOWED SOME AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA. GENERAL TROUGH AXIS MOVES INTO WESTERN ALASKA AND SE ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND AK PEN MOVES TO OVER KODIAK AND SW ALASKA FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE CONTINUES TO OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA/GULF FRI NIGHT AND TO THE EASTERN MAINLAND AND EASTERN GULF SAT AFTERNOON. LOW COMPLEX NEAR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS CONSOLIDATES INTO ONE MAIN CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. A SECONDARY CENTER LIKELY TO MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA/BRISTOL BAY AS A SOUTHWESTERLY JET SETS UP OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT/SAT MORNING. .SURFACE... EAST...SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH THE THREAT OF FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL PASSAGE OF THE UPPER TROUGH THU AFTERNOON. THE ONSET OF NW FLOW IN ADVANCE OF UPPER RIDGE AND BUILDING N/S PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF THU NIGHT/ FRI SHOULD USHER IN DRIER WEATHER. BUILDING PRESSURE/TEMP GRADIENTS ALONG THE NORTH GULF THU NIGHT LIKELY TO PRODUCE BRISK AND GUSTY GAP WINDS. A FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT WILL BRING A SHOT AT RAIN/SNOW AND WIND. FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL GULF SAT AFTERNOON. EXPECT GENERALLY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW ALONG COASTAL AREAS WITH STRONG GAP WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. .WEST..SAT IMAGERY CONTINUES TO INDICATE STRATUS HOLDING OVER SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF SW ALASKA. MORNING SOUNDINGS OVER THE DELTA AND BRISTOL BAY SHOWED CLOUD TOPS 3500-4000 FT. MAY SEE SOME CLEARING ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF BRISTOL BAY OVER THE NEXT 24 HRS WITH THE ONSET OF OFFSHORE FLOW. THE DELTA WILL LIKELY HOLD WITH STRATUS UNTIL THE ONSET OF WINDS IN ADVANCE OF FRONTAL TROUGH FRI. LOW CENTER APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES WEST OF ADAK TONIGHT THEN SHIFTS WEST AND DISSIPATES LATER THU. FRONTAL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CENTER MOVES EAST AND NORTH AND WEAKENS. HOWEVER...WINDS WITH COMBINATION OF SNOW COULD CAUSE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS THU AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A STRONG SECONDARY CENTER MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT AND TO NEAR ATKA FRI NIGHT WHERE IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU NIGHT AND TO ALONG THE SW COAST/BRISTOL BAY FRI NIGHT. .LONG RANGE...WENT WITH GFS BLEND WITH CURRENT GRID SET. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH ZONE 195 THU. MARINE...STORM 176. GALES 170 171 172 175 179 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:57 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 12, 11:57 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Mar 13, 2:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 13, 2:10 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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