Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 326, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 21, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 21, 2008, 11:00 PM AKDT (07:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2008, 11:00 PM 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 221134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 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. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 221802 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1000 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED ZONE 155 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-230200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-230200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1000 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-230200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-230200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-230200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-230200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-230200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-230200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SHOWERS. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-230200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-230200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230000 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 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. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 230456 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 900 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 UPDATED ZONE 150 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-231400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 900 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-231400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-231400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-231400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ180-231400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-231400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-231400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ175-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-231400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-231400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. .SUN THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ179-231400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 231116 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 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. PKZ199-240200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING AND ALEUTIANS AND LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH MON. THIS WILL RESULT IN PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN BERING SEA. $$ PKZ150-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-240200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-240200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-240200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-240200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-240200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-240200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ175-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-240200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ185-240200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-240200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT SUN MAR 23 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. .THU...SE WIND 15 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 21, 8:50 AM AKDT, 14 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 8:50 AM AKDT, 14 hours 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
150 PM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...LARGE UPPER LEVEL ANCHOR LOW THAT WAS
OVER THE EASTERN BERING WEDNESDAY HAS NOW MOVED SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA...USHERING LOTS OF COLD AIR DOWN ACROSS THE BERING
AND ALEUTIANS INTO THE NORTH PACIFIC. SURFACE TEMPERATURES FROM THE
PRIBILOFS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA ARE IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. COLD ADVECTION ACROSS THE OPEN BERING
SEA WATERS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL UPPER WAVES/SURFACE LOWS EMBEDDED WITHIN
THE LARGE UPPER CIRCULATION...MAINLY DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOW CENTER
OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC AND GULF OF ALASKA. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS ONE LOW (AROUND 993 MB) IS MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF. COLD CLOUD TOPS PLUS MIDDLETON ISLAND RADAR SHOW AN UNSTABLE
AIR MASS WITH IMPRESSIVE CONVECTION. MOST OF THE SHOWERS ARE OUT OVER
THE GULF WATERS...BUT HEADING TOWARD KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS ALSO A
WEAK LOW EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS MERGING WITH
THE APPROACHING LOW. A WARM OCCLUSION EXTENDING FROM THIS LOW MOVED
SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE BRISTOL BAY LAND AREA THIS MORNING DROPPING
AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AND IS NOW HEADED ACROSS BRISTOL BAY TO THE
SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA. DOWN SOUTH OF THE GULF THERE IS ANOTHER
LOW (AT AROUND 990 MB) AT 50N 146W TRACKING NORTH WITH A TRIPLE POINT
LOW OUT AHEAD OF IT NEAR 54N 145W.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE ALL A BIT OF ON POSITIONS OF NORTHEAST
PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA LOWS AN SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO DIFFER THROUGH
THE SHORT-TERM FORECAST. BOTTOM LINE...THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE LOWS
SWIRLING AROUND THE GULF THROUGH AT LEAST THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
CURRENT FORECAST WAS BASED ON GFS AND WILL CONTINUE TO STICK CLOSE
TO THE GFS...WHICH SHOWED FAIRLY GOOD RUN-TO-RUN CONSISTENCY. THE
BIGGEST QUESTION IS WHETHER THE GFS IS CORRECT IN ROTATING A LOW
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN GULF SATURDAY NIGHT TO THE NORTHERN
GULF SUNDAY. FOR A WHILE THE GFS WAS THE ONLY MODEL DEPICTING THIS
LOW MOVING TO THE NORTHERN GULF. NOW OTHER MODELS ARE STARTING TO
HINT AT THIS...BUT NOT AS STRONG AND WELL DEFINED AS THE GFS. UNTIL
GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE GFS WIND FORECAST WILL BE TEMPERED A BIT.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE WARM OCCLUSION OVER BRISTOL BAY WILL MOVE
DOWN ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. PRESSURE WILL DROP IN GULF AS NEXT LOW MOVES IN AND HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER WESTERN ALEUTIANS RESULTING IN A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRENGTHENING WINDS. THE STRONGER WINDS
COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALASKA PENINSULA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ON SATURDAY BUT CHARACTER OF SNOW
SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SHOWERY SO THAT VISIBILITIES WILL MARGINALLY
IMPROVE. EASTERN ALEUTIANS TO PRIBILOFS SHOULD REMAIN SHOWERY SO THAT
IF VISIBILITIES DROP DOWN TO NEAR ZERO IT SHOULD BE BRIEF.
MULTIPLE LOWS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE GULF THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALMOST
ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALONG COASTAL AREAS WITH JUST A FEW
SHOWERS MAKING IT OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LOWS
WILL REMAIN PROGRESSIVE SO THAT AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WILL NOT SIT
IN ONE PLACE. THIS SHOULD KEEP ALL AREAS...INCLUDING KODIAK
ISLAND...BELOW SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE OTHER CONCERN WAS THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON KODIAK ISLAND...BUT A NORTHEAST
COMPONENT TO LOW LEVEL WINDS SHOULD KEEP AIR TEMPERATURES WARM ENOUGH
TO PREVENT REALLY LOW VISIBILITIES. SINCE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY IN
TRACKS OF THE LOWS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND RE-EVALUATE THIS
POTENTIAL.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MEAN POSITION OF TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER
MAINLAND ALASKA AND THE GULF. THEREFORE...SO NOT EXPECT ANY MAJOR
CHANGES FROM THE CURRENT WEATHER REGIME THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE WARNING 120 125 130 132 138 150 155 165 170 171 172.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING 150 155 165 170 171.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 08The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:29 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 22, 5:49 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 days |
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