Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 299, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 60 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 13, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 141117 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 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. PKZ197-150200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS FRI AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE GULF. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT THEN MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF AS A 997 MB LOW DEVELOPS 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-150200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-150200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-150200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-150200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-150200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-150200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-150200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-150200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-150200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 142324 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 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. PKZ197-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA WEAKENS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE GULF. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FRI NIGHT THEN MOVES TO THE CENTRAL GULF AS A 990 MB LOW DEVELOPS 170 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SAT NIGHT. THIS LOW WILL THEN MOVE TO 55 NM SOUTHWEST OF YAKUTAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-151400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT...EXCEPT NE WIND 25 KT WEST OF CAPE CLEARE. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-151400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-151400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-151400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-151400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO E 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-151400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT BY NOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-151400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-151400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-151400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151112 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AS A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 151140 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 CORRECTED HEADLINE 138 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. PKZ197-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF SAT NIGHT AS A 988 MB LOW DEVELOPS 225 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT. THIS LOW INTENSIFIES TO 985 MB AS IT MOVES TO NEAR YAKUTAT SUN AFTERNOON THEN REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. $$ PKZ120-160200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-160200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-160200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-160200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-160200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-160200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 15 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-160200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-160200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-160200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 160519 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 140 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. PKZ197-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES EAST AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES TO 130 NM WEST OF JUNEAU AT 982 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR CROSS SOUND AND WEAKENS. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-161400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-161400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-161400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-161400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-161400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 35 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-161400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-161400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-161400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT SOUTH OF THE FORELANDS. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-161400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161129 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 161812 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...AMENDED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1005 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 AMENDED 121 138 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. PKZ197-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 984 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND NEAR CAPE FAIRWEATHER SUNDAY EVENING. A 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 150 NM EAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 991 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-170200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ121-170200- RESURRECTION BAY 1005 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-170200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-170200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR WHITTIER IN THE MORNING. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-170200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-170200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-170200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 1005 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-170200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-170200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 162357 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 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. PKZ197-171400- .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1000 MB LOW 140 NM EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND MOVES EAST AND DISSIPATES TONIGHT. A 992 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING MOVES TO 130 NM WEST OF JUNEAU AT 982 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INLAND NEAR CROSS SOUND AND WEAKENS. A 988 MB LOW NEAR SAND POINT SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AT 990 MB MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-171400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-171400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT GUSTING TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-171400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASS. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND AND MON NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-171400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTER. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ130-171400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-171400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO NW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-171400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ140-171400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT GUSTING TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .THU AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ141-171400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 13, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 8:30 AM AKDT, 14 hours 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 130 PM ADT THU MAR 13 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS/ECMWF MODELS INITIALIZED WELL AND FORECASTS ARE REASONABLE AND SIMILAR THROUGH SUN NIGHT. DIFFERENCES CREEP IN BEYOND THIS POINT...BUT 12Z GFS IS FAIRLY CLOSE TO 00Z RUN. SO ALL SAID...WILL BLEND CURRENT GRIDS WITH 12Z GFS. THE FINAL RESULT BEING VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN THIS AFTERNOONS FORECAST PACKAGE. .UPPER LEVELS...TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL MAINLAND THIS MORNING MOVES INTO CANADA FRI. A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA/WESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT AND MOVES OVER THE GULF AND CENTRAL MAINLAND FRI NIGHT. THE RIDGE CONTINUES EASTWARD PROGRESS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE PRIMARY LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS DEVELOPS AND MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT. STRONG SW JET SETS UP OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC WELL SOUTH OF THE AK PEN AND PUSHES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SAT AS THIS LOW CENTER PROGRESSES EAST SAT. SW JET AXIS PUSHES SOUTH AND EAST SUN/MON AS LOW CENTER NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS SAT MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA MON AND WEAKENS. HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS BETWEEN 170E-180W BY MON NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TO OVER THE BERING SEA. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... .EAST...OFF SHORE FLOW WITH DRYING IS FINALLY SETTING UP OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS HAS BROUGHT LONG AWAITED CLEARING SKIES. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND NORTH GULF TONIGHT WITH TROUGH OVER THE GULF. THAT COMBINED WITH WEAK COLD ADVECTION WILL PRODUCE GUSTY GAP/DRAINAGE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL THROUGH FRI MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM FRI AFTERNOON. EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI AFTERNOON WITH RAIN AND SNOW TO THE WESTERN GULF FRI NIGHT. A TRIPLE POINT WILL LIKELY FORM NEAR KODIAK SAT MORNING. STRONG SW FLOW SETTING UP ALOFT LIKELY TO CARRY THIS CENTER TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENT LIKELY TO BUILD OVER SOUTHCENTRAL WITH APPROACH OF FRONTAL TROUGH SAT...SO SHOULD SEE STRONG GAP WINDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY. .WEST... MAIN LOW CENTER SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MOVES TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI NIGHT. CENTER BECOMES STACKED WITH UPPER CENTER AND WEAKENS AS IT EVENTUALLY ENDS UP IN THE GULF OF ALASKA MON. ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVES TO THE PRIBILOFS AND WESTERN AK PEN FRI AFTERNOON. FRONT CONTINUES EAST PROGRESSION TO ALONG THE SW COAST AND KODIAK ISLAND EARLY SAT. FRONT WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR SAT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOFS STILL LOOK REASONABLE FOR BY 6PM TODAY...IF NOT A LITTLE EARLIER. WILL LET BLIZZARD RUN INTO FRI...BUT WILL HAVE TO REEVALUATE AS TEMPS MAY GET A LITTLE TOO WARM. BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS LATE TONIGHT WILL BE A CLOSE CALL. TEMPS CURRENTLY OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS ARE ABOVE FREEZING. MODELS STILL SHOWING WEAK COLD ADVECTION OVER THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH TONIGHT. NEXT CONCERN AREA WOULD BE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF BRISTOL BAY AND COASTAL SW AK WITH APPROACH FRONTAL FRONT FRI NIGHT. STRATUS OVER SW ALASKA WILL HOLD THROUGH TONIGHT AND START TO BREAK UP FRI WITH MIXING AHEAD OF BERING SEA FRONT. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 195. BLIZZARD WATCH 191 MARINE...STORM 176. GALES: 132 150 155 165 170 171 172 179 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 13, 6:45 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:59 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.