Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 317, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 19, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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 19, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 192312 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 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. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 995 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 192333 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 155. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 995 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 200613 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 UPDATED ZONES 150 165 179 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. PKZ199-201400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1007 MB LOW 130 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SAND POINT AT 995 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 1010 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 1010 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201133 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201459 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 655 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201509 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 655 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 655 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 201825 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1025 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 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. PKZ199-210200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 1006 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL STRENGTHEN TO 979 MB 170 NM SOUTH OF SEWARD FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1025 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES...DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-210200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-210200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-210200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-210200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...WIND INCREASING TO NW WIND 30 KT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-210200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-210200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO N 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-210200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-210200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-210200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 202257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-211400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL RESULT IN GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA REGION. $$ PKZ150-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ155-211400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-211400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-211400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-211400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-211400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-211400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ176-211400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-211400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-211400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 20 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SAT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
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 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 9:00 AM AKDT, 2 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM ADT WED MAR 19 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS WERE REASONABLE. MODEL
FORECAST SOLUTIONS SEEM REASONABLE AND FAIRLY CONSISTENT OVER WESTERN
ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA THROUGH EARLY SAT. SOLUTIONS IN THE
EAST...PARTICULARITY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA VERY GREATLY BEYOND 48
HOURS. CONFIDENCE ON TIMING AND INTENSITY IS LOW...SO WILL MAKE FEW
CHANGES BEYOND 48 HOURS.
.UPPER LEVELS...
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE UPPER AIR FORECAST EXPECTED. MORNING RADIOSONDE
AND SAT IMAGERY SHOWS UPPER LOW OVER OVER WESTERN ALASKA THIS
MORNING. GENERAL CENTER IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA
FRI NIGHT/SAT AND HOLD IN THAT REGION THROUGH EARLY MON. TIMING OF
SHORT WAVES AROUND THE MAIN VORTEX IN THE GULF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN SURFACE FORECAST SOLUTIONS. MAIN
POSITION OF THE NW JET CONTINUES ACROSS THE BERING SEA TO SOUTH OF
THE AK PEN THROUGH SUN.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.EAST...SNOW SHOWERS TRAINING INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL
LIKELY TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS WHITTIER THROUGH PORTAGE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW BAND LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD SHIFT NORTH SOME
TONIGHT OVER THE GLACIERS TO THE NORTH. LOW CENTER SOUTH OF WHITTIER
WILL MOVING SLOWLY SOUTH THU. MOVEMENT OF THE LOW COMPLEX ENTERING
THE NORTHERN GULF IS STILL FAIRLY UNCERTAIN. WILL KEEP A CHANCE OF
SNOW ALONG THE COASTAL GULF...LESS SO OVER INLAND AREAS OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. GALES IN ADVANCE OF LOW CENTER MOVING INTO THE GULF
LIKELY TO IMPACT THE COASTAL MARINES THU AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
.WEST...BRISK WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA
AND ACCOMPANYING ALEUTIANS/AK PEN WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE THROUGH
SAT. WINDS NOT AS STRONG OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS OVER THE REGIONAL. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND AK PEN WITH BRISK NW FLOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...LITTLE CHANGE IN PUBLISHED GRIDS.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALES 120 125 130 150 155 175 AND 176.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...130 138 150 155 179 AND 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
RMC MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 5:05 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 19, 1:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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