Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 280, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 71 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 6, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 993 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 071219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071441 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 265 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 370 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO AMCHITKA ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 992 MB. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO ST PAUL MON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. SEGUAM ISLAND WEST...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-090200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVES 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. MATTHEW TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 995 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING MOVES OVER ST. PAUL MON MORNING AT 988 MB BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-090200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-090200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-090200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-090200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. .THU...NE WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-090200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-090200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING NW AND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-090200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 23 FT. $$ PKZ185-090200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 082303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091400- 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 978 MB LOW AROUND 400 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL WEAKEN TO 987 MB AS IT DRIFTS TO 380 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL DISSIPATE MON NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW ABOUT 230 NM WEST OF ADAK WILL DEEPEN TO 984 MB AS IT MOVES TO 165 NM NORTH NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL MON AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 995 MB AND MOVE TO GAMBELL TUE. $$ PKZ150-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-091400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-091400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-091400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT. SEAS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-091400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-091400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. AREAS OF FOG. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-091400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-091400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-091400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 091148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS 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. PKZ199-100200- 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 150 NM WEST OF ST PAUL MOVES OVER ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND MON NIGHT. A NEW LOW FORMS 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. MATTHEW TUE MORNING AT 995 MB AND MOVES 75 NM NORTH OF ST. PAUL TUE NIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 1006 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ATTU WED MORNING MOVES TO 125 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WED NIGHT AT 1016 MB. $$ PKZ150-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-100200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-100200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-100200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. .WED THROUGH THU...W WIND 10 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ171-100200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-100200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-100200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND TUESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. $$ PKZ179-100200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 092321 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101400- 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 984 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE NEAR ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUE AFTERNOON. A 1005 MB LOW 160 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL TUE EVENING WILL DISSIPATE NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND WED. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT AND WED. $$ PKZ150-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-101400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ160-101400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-101400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-101400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-101400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-101400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-101400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-101400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-101400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI AND SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 6, 2:15 PM AKST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 2:15 PM AKST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
215 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NOT MANY FEATURES ON THE WEATHER
MAP THIS MORNING...THERE CERTAINLY IS A LOT OF WEATHER TO DISCUSS
ACROSS THE REGION. A NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH IS LOCATED FROM NORTH
CENTRAL ALASKA TO THE PANHANDLE AND IS QUICKLY MOVING EAST INTO
CANADA. A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE IS BUILDING OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA
AND THE EASTERN BERING SEA WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROF DIGS OVER THE
WESTERN BERING SEA. THE JET IS ALSO VERY AMPLIFIED FLOWING AROUND
THESE FEATURES...MAXING OUT AT 145 KNOTS ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE
WHICH IS PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN THE STRONG SURFACE WINDS THROUGHOUT
SOUTHCENTRAL.
AT THE SURFACE...A 1004 MB LOW IS MOVING RAPIDLY EAST OF OUR DOMAIN
IN THE NORTHEASTERN GULF WHILE A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO
FEATURES IS RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS MOST OF OUR
DOMAIN...COMBINED WITH THE RECENT SNOW FALL AND MANY AREAS ARE
SEEING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. OUT WEST...A STRONG VERTICALLY STACKED
LOW
AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE DUE TO RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY. GENERAL MODEL AGREEMENT IS GOOD THROUGH 84
HOURS...BEFORE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE
NUMEROUS SHORT WAVES MOVING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW IN THE NORTH BERING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE WEATHER MAP LOOKS BENIGN THIS MORNING BUT PLENTY OF WEATHER TO
CONTEND WITH. SNOW IS SLOWLY TAPERING OFF EAST OF THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSHES EAST INTO CANADA THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WAS EXTENDED THIS
MORNING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SLOWER THAN EXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE
UPPER
FEATURE. BEHIND THE TROUGH ARE SIGNIFICANT WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
AFOREMENTIONED JET MAX FLOWING NW TO SE ACROSS THE REGION. A 1040 MB
AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS NOSING NORTHWARD OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA AND
IS ADDING TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN
RANGES.
THE RESULT IS WIDESPREAD GUSTY CONDITIONS WITH MANY AREAS SEEING
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. CURRENTLY...THOMPSON PASS IS THE ONLY
REGION THAT HAS A BLIZZARD WARNING BUT ALMOST EVERY ZONE HAS LOCAL
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MENTIONED.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER
CENTRAL
ALASKA SATURDAY BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE YUKON TERRITORY ON SUNDAY.
OVER THE WEEKEND...ONLY HIGH AND MIDDLE LEVEL CLOUDS WILL AFFECT
SOUTHCENTRAL UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING WHEN A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BRINGS
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BACK TO KODIAK
ISLAND AND OTHER COASTAL AREAS. CLOUDS AND SNOW WILL CREEP BACK INTO
THE FORECAST EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THAT FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION
AND
A WEAK SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.
.SOUTHWEST...
BLUSTERY CONDITIONS CAN BE FOUND ALL ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY
INCLUDING THE UPPER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH
OVERNIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THE NEXT FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH BRISTOL BAY AND KUSKOKWIM DELTA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY BRING A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
AGAIN
TO THE DELTA. THE WARM AIR ALOFT COULD ALSO LEAD TO PERIODS OF
FREEZING RAIN FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN COLDER
AIR ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THE OCCLUSION MOVES INLAND AGAIN.
REGARDLESS...IT WILL BE A MESSY AND ACTIVE FORECAST OUT WEST AS THE
LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA ALLOWING
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO FILTER INLAND.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS ARE ALREADY SEEING THE AFFECTS
FROM
THE VERTICALLY STACKED LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE CHAIN. THERE IS A
SHARP FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT IS SEPARATING THE WARM SUBTROPICAL AIR
AND THE ARCTIC AIRMASS OVER THE FAR WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THERE IS
ENOUGH COLD AIR AND PLENTY OF WIND TO RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
OVER ATTU AND SHEMYA ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE THREAT WILL
CONTINUE
OVERNIGHT BEFORE THE STRONGEST WINDS AND COLD AIR ADVECTION MOVES
OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA. OVER THE WEEKEND...THIS LOW WILL MOVE
NORTH AND SLOWLY WEAKEN. SHORT WAVES EMBEDDED IN THIS LARGE AREA OF
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION WILL DEVELOP EARLY NEXT WEEK AND WILL BE THE
NEXT FOCAL POINT FOR WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...131 191
BLIZZARD WATCH...155
MARINE...GALE WARNING...121 125 130 132 140 155 160 165 170 171 172
175 179 180 185
STORM WARNING...120 176
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AB MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:43 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 71 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 5:37 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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