Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 300, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 150057 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 CORRECTED ZONES 155 171 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-151400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 977 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 155 NM DUE SOUTH OF ST PAUL ISLAND AT 980 MB SAT AFTERNOON. THIS STORM WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT SUN AFTERNOON WITH A 985MB CENTER. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE FAR WESTERN BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$ 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. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 151515 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 705 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 UPDATE TO ZONES 172 175 176 AND 179. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-160200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 70 NM EAST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 75 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT AT 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE OVER KODIAK ISLAND SUN NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING ON SUNDAY. $$ 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. $$ PKZ172-160200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 705 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT FROM ATKA WEST. VARIABLE WIND 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT...HIGHEST PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 705 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .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. $$ PKZ176-160200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 705 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-160200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 705 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 152341 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM 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. PKZ199-161400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 140 NM WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR MOVES TO NEAR SAND POINT AT 988 MB SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKENS MONDAY AFTERNOON. A 1013 MB LOW MOVES TO 210 NM WEST OF SHEMYA MONDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-161400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-161400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. SNOW. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-161400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-161400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-161400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-161400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-161400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-161400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ179-161400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 161146 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-170200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW NEAR DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA SUNDAY NIGHT. A NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO NEAR KISKA AT 1013 MB MONDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-170200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-170200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-170200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-170200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-170200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-170200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-170200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ185-170200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-170200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$
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 14, 8:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 8:45 AM AKDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 .MODEL DISCUSSION...ALL IN RATHER SPLENDID AGREEMENT. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...A TYPICAL MARCH PATTERN IS UPON US WITH A LARGE ALEUTIAN LOW 175 NM SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ATKA GIVING AN AREA OF HEAVY WIND AND RAIN EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. DUTCH HARBOR OBSERVED A PREFRONTAL WIND GUST OF 57 MPH THIS MORNING AND 43 OR 45 MPH AT COLD BAY. UP NORTH ABOVE FREEZING TEMPS HAVE KILLED THE BLOWING SNOW AT ST GEORGE. ST PAUL, AT 30 DEGREES, STILL HAS VISIBILITIES IN THE 1/2 TO 1 MILE RANGE. WILL NOT RUSH TO END THE WARNING SINCE ANOTHER PRECIP BAND ASOCD WITH THE FRONT IS ABOUT TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. BLIZZARD WARNING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STORM LOOKS TO BE A SUCCESS WITH PASY OBSERVING 40 TO 65 MPH WINDS WITH A 1/2 MILE VSBY. POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS NUNIVAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE KUSKO DELTA CST. WITH THE CURRENT WINDS AND LOW TEMPS 1 INCH OF SNOW WOULD BE ENUF FOR A WHITE OUT. SINCE BLOWING OR EVEN DRIFTING SNOW WAS NOT MENTIONED IN THE FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT. HAVE ADDED SOME BLSN AND REDUCED VSBYS INTO THE AMENDED ZONE FORECAST AND WILL LET THE NEXT SHIFT DEAL WITH AN ADVISORY OR WARNING. SNOW SHOULD CHANGE TO RAIN AND FOG PRIBILOFS TONIGHT THEN GO BACK TO MORE SNOW SHOWERS AS COLD NORTH WINDS SWEEP BACK IN SATURDAY NIGHT. AS LOW CENTER MOVES TO SAND POINT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THIS PATTERN WILL COVER ALL OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS LATE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE FOR THE NXT 5 DAYS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY CONDS WILL COVER MOST AREA AS WELL. EAST SIDE FORECASTS LOOK GOOD BUT WITH THE USUAL TIMING QUESTIONS. SNOW MIXING WITH RAIN FOR KODIAK TONIGHT WITH NO MORE THAN TWO INCHES BELOW 500 FT WITH MUCH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ABOVE. CLOUDS WIND AND SNOW INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH FULL GALES NORTH GULF COAST ON SAT WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHORT DURATION STORM JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS AS IF PRECIPITATION WILL STAY AS SNOW EVEN ALONG THE COAST WITH CORDOVA RIGHT ON THE RAIN SNOW EDGE LATE SAT AFTERNOON. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WESTERN ALEUTIANS, PRIBILOFS AND POSSIBLY THE COAST OF 155. MARINE...GALE 120 130 132 150 155 160 165 180 170 171 172 175 176 185. PERCY 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 | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 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 | 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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