Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 272, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 4, 2009, 1:23 PM AKST. It was in force for 63 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 4, 2009, 1:23 PM AKST (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2009, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 63 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK51 PAFC 050056 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-051500- 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF WED NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE WESTERN GULF THU INTO THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT THIS EVENING...EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY N OF KALGIN ISLAND. .THU NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SW WIND 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 123 PM AKST WED MAR 4 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .THU...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
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000 FZAK51 PAFC 051256 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEAK TROUGH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF THU AND THU NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. GUSTS TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE BY LATE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 060105 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-061500- 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE GULF FRI AND SAT. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON AND TUE...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...KALGIN ISLAND SOUTHWARD...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SW 20 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT EXCEPT N 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 242 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 061237 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1002 MB LOW NEAR CAPE SUCKLING MOVES ON SHORE NEAR YAKUTAT FRI EVENING AND CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. HIGH PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF ON FRIDAY AND PERSISTS THROUGH SATURDAY $$ PKZ120-070300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT BY LATE THIS MORNING. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-070300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-070300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO NW 40 KT BY LATE MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ129-070300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-070300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY FROM THE BARREN ISLANDS NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-070300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-070300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-070300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT EXCEPT W 40 KT S END OF INLET. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S END OF INLET...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-070300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 070031 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH SUN MORNING. $$ PKZ120-071500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-071500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO AROUND 50 KT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 12 FT SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-071500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT THROUGH NORTHERN AND WESTERN BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-071500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT GUSTING TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-071500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR KAMISHAK BAY THIS EVENING. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-071500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-071500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-071500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...ANCHOR POINT SOUTH...W WIND 35 KT GUSTING 45 KT DIMINISHING TO NW WIND 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. NORTH OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF ANCHOR POINT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-071500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT GUSTING 40 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK51 PAFC 071224 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE GULF THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-080300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ121-080300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-080300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-080300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-080300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-080300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ138-080300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-080300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...S OF ANCHOR POINT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BECOMING LIGHT BY LATE MORNING. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. ANCHOR POINT NORTHWARD...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 1 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-080300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:00 AM AKST, 8 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST WED MAR 4 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS SEEM TO BE HAVING A GOOD HANDLE ON ALL FEATURES IN THE SHORT
TERM. THE GFS WAS THE PREFERRED MODEL THIS EVENING...BUT THE 00Z
NAMS SOLUTION OF A SLIGHTLY STRONGER TROUGH IN THE GULF NEEDS TO BE
WATCHED FOR THE REASON OF POSSIBLY PREVENTING THE TRANSPORT OF WARMER
AIR INTO ANCHORAGE FROM TURNAGAIN ARM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
THE PREFERRED GFS HAS BEEN WEAKER WITH THIS TROUGH ...LIKELY MEANING
WARMER TEMPERATURES MAKING IT INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL FOR THE LATE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PERIOD.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR TOK THIS
MORNING...WITH THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS JUST WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
THIS IS HELPING TO FUNNEL SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN EXPECTED AIR SOUTHWARD
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. A STRONG WARM FRONT IS MOVING NORTHWARD
EXTENDING FROM THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH BRISTOL BAY TO JUST
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND. STRONG WARM ADVECTION IS PROVIDING STRONG
LIFT OVER THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS MORNING ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT. THIS FRONT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE
SOUTH AND WEST TO A 976 MB LOW APPROACHING THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS FROM
THE SOUTH. THIS LOW IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO STORM FORCE NEAR THE
TRACK OF THE LOW...WITH GALES OVER A GOOD PORTION OF THE BERING SEA
AND ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING. ON THE BACKSIDE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS. A STRONG NEGATIVE TILT
UPPER TROUGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SURFACE LOW OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS CURRENTLY...WITH A STRONG SOUTHERLY JET SERVING AS A STRONG
CONVEYOR BELT OF WARM MOIST AIR INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...THE STRONG WARM FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH ACROSS THE MAINLAND OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA DURING THE DAY
TODAY...LIKELY BRINGING A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION.
WITH THE WARM AIR MOVING IN ALOFT OVER SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT
THE SURFACE...EXPECT TO SEE FREEZING RAIN DEVELOP FROM DILLINGHAM TO
KING SALMON...WITH A CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN FARTHER
NORTH OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. FARTHER INLAND INTO THE UPPER
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY EXPECT A LONGER PERIOD OF SNOW...BUT EVEN LOCATIONS
AS FAR NORTH AS MCGRATH WILL LIKELY SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN AS
WELL. HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SEEN THE FARTHER NORTH AND
EAST ONE GOES...SINCE THE CHANGEOVER WILL BE DELAYED A BIT LONGER IN
INLAND LOCATIONS. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH TOWARDS THE BERING STRAIT
TONIGHT THE NEXT BIG ISSUE WILL BE THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS THROUGH
THE BERING SEA AND ALONG THE COASTLINE OF THE DELTA REGION WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
AS THE CURRENT SYSTEM DEPARTS THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT ONLY
TEMPORARILY AS THE NEXT BIG NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTH INTO THE
ALEUTIANS BY FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING WINDS TO GALE FORCE AND ANOTHER
ROUND OF PRECIPITATION TO CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE ALASKA RANGE...EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER EVENT ESPECIALLY FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA. AS
THE WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL TODAY EXPECT A ROUND
OF OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION TO SWEEP NORTH AND EAST...BRINGING LIGHT
SNOW TO MOST LOCATIONS IN THE REGION. FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY...LIFT
LOOKS QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR THIS EVENT...SO EXPECTING THE HIGHEST
PRECIPITATION AND SNOW AMOUNTS THERE...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF
TALKEETNA...WITH RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN FROM TALKEETNA SOUTH FOR AT
LEAST A PART OF THE EVENT ON THURSDAY. FOR ANCHORAGE...THERE SHOULD
BE A GOOD ROUND OF OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION THIS EVENING...FOLLOWED
BY AN INCREASE IN WINDS PROVIDING GOOD MIXING TO RAISE TEMPERATURES
INTO THE 30S THURSDAY WITH RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH...COLD ADVECTION TAKES OVER
BEFORE THE UPPER TROUGH PASSES THROUGH...LIKELY ALLOWING FOR A BRIEF
CHANGEOVER BACK TO SNOW BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS EARLY FRIDAY. SO
FAR...MODELS HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A NORTHERN GULF OR PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND LOW AS THE BEST DYNAMICS AND BEST LIFT ARE FARTHER NORTH AND
INLAND. BECAUSE OF THIS...THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN COULD EXPERIENCE ADVISORY LEVEL WINTER WEATHER CRITERIA
THURSDAY INTO LATE FRIDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE STATE FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST FOR THE
WEEKEND...WITH ANOTHER NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA
DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE PATTERN APPEARS TO BECOME HIGHLY
AMPLIFIED EARLY TO MID WEEK NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER RIDGE POSSIBLY
BUILDS ALL THE WAY TO THE NORTH POLE...BLOCKING THE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM OVER THE ALEUTIANS AND CREATING STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF THE STATE...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE ALASKA RANGE.
THUS...EXPECT THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OUT WEST WITH THE BEST
PRECIPITATION CHANCES...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND DRIER WEATHER
TOWARDS THE ALCAN BORDER.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER STORM WATCH...145
BLIZZARD WARNING...191
MARINE...GALE WARNING...160 165 170 171 179 180 185
STORM WARNING...172 175 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
CC MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:23 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:13 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:48 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 11:37 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 4, 12:45 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Mar 4, 1:23 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr |
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