Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2008
Gale Warning 333, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 27, 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 27, 2008, 11:00 AM AKDT (19:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 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 280031 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 CORRECTION FOR ZONES 160 165 AND 180 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. PKZ199-281400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST BERING SEA AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL MOVE TO THE GULF SAT. A 994 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY AS IT DISSIPATES FRI MORNING. A 994 LOW WILL DEVELOP 300 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK FRI MORNING AND WILL DISSIPATE 250 NM NORTH OF ADAK FRI NIGHT. A 987 MB LOW OVER NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE TO 100 NM NORTHEAST OF ATKA SAT AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE. $$ PKZ150-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-281400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-281400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-281400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ180-281400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-281400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ172-281400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-281400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-281400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-281400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE WIND 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 281156 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 984 MB SAT NIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281324 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180. 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. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 984 MB SAT NIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 281338 CCB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 CORRECTED ZONE 180. MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-290200- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 979 MB LOW 650 NM SOUTH OF ATTU WEAKENS TO 991 MB AS IT MOVES TO 100 NM EAST OF SAINT PAUL SAT NIGHT. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENS TO 984 MB SAT NIGHT 400 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU. $$ PKZ150-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-290200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-290200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-290200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-290200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-290200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-290200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-290200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-290200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-290200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 282258 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 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. PKZ199-291400- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 996 MB LOW 270 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL MOVES TO NEAR SAINT PAUL AT 994 MB SATURDAY MORNING. THIS CENTER THEN DISSIPATES SATURDAY NIGHT. A 982 MB LOW 600 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK MOVES TO 50 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPE NEWENHAM AND WEAKENS TO 998 MB SUNDAY. A 986 MB LOW MOVES TO 200 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-291400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-291400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ165-291400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-291400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-291400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ172-291400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING E WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-291400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ185-291400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-291400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM ADT FRI MAR 28 2008 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 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 27, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 12:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM ADT THU MAR 27 2008 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM EASTERN RUSSIA TO THE CANADIAN ROCKIES THIS MORNING. EMBEDDED CUT-OFF LOWS ARE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN KAMCHATKA PENINSULA...OVER EASTERN RUSSIA...OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA...AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. A JET MAX OVER SIBERIA IS IN THE PROCESS OF DIVING SOUTHEAST INTO THE BERING...WHILE A SECOND JET MAX IS APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NW. AT THE SURFACE...LOWS ARE SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA AND OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF...WITH A RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY DEPICTING THE EFFECTS OF THE JET MAX DIVING INTO THE BERING LATE THU INTO FRI. SOLUTIONS RANGE FORM A SINGLE LOW REMAINING NEAR THE CHAIN...TO A DOUBLE LOW WITH ONE SOUTH OF THE CHAIN AND ONE NEAR THE PRIBILOFS. THE FORECAST REFLECTS THE 12Z WED GFS WITH MOST OF THE ENERGY REMAINING NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. IN THE EAST...MODELS ALL AGREE THAT A WEAK TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE SHEMYA LOW WILL BRING SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL REACH THE EASTERN ISLANDS AND AKPEN FRI AND WILL CONTINUE SAT AS THE NEXT LOW MOVES TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. NORTHEAST FLOW BEHIND THE SECOND LOW WILL PROVIDE BRIEF DRYING BEFORE YET ANOTHER LOW AND FRONT BRING RAIN TO THE CHAIN SUN INTO MON. COLD ADVECTION BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL COOL THE WESTERN ISLANDS MON AND BRING SNOW SHOWERS. OVER SW AK...BRIEF SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY TODAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS BENEATH A RIDGE THAT PERSISTS INTO SAT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING-ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATER SAT INTO SUN. ANOTHER RIDGE THEN DRIES THE AREA LATE SUN FOLLOWED BY MORE SHOWERS MON. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK RANGE...GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS WITH ISOLATED SHOWER ACTIVITY ON THE KENAI WILL PERSIST INTO SAT. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING-ALEUTIAN LOW WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS SUN CHANGING TO RAIN MON...MAINLY FOR COASTAL LOCATIONS. .LONG TERM FORECAST... SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BERING AND ALEUTIANS INTO MID WEEK. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHWEST AK FOR THE SAME PERIOD...AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP RAIN ALONG THE GULF COAST WITH LITTLE PRECIPITATION MOVING INLAND THROUGH WED. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 170 172 HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 138 150 155 165 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS MAR 08
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 5:45 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 27, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.