Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 283, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 FZAK52 PAFC 081148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-090200- 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 250 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKENS TO 987 MB MON NIGHT AND THEN MOVES 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST. MATTHEW TUE NIGHT AT 1001 MB. A 995 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING MOVES OVER ST. PAUL MON MORNING AT 988 MB BEFORE MOVING ONSHORE NEAR HOOPER BAY MON NIGHT. $$ 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. $$ PKZ179-090200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN MAR 8 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW BY MIDDAY. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
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 7, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 145 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS SEEMS TO KNOW WHATS ITS DOING FOR THE NEXT 4 OR 5 DAYS. THE SLOWER NAM AND EURO MDLS LOOK BETTER WITH WITH RESPECT TO THE FRONT AS IT CROSSES KODIAK AND ENTERS THE GULF LATE SUN AND MON. .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THE 11TH CONSECUTIVE STORM HAS NOW MOVED INTO THE SOUTHERN BERING WITH ITS GALE AND STORM FORCE WINDS. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE COVERS THE GULF OF ALASKA AND EXTENDS NORTHWARD INTO THE ARCTIC. THE MODELS STILL SUGGEST SOME CHANGES TAKING PLACE IN THE PATTERN. INSTEAD OF DRIVING NORTHWARD AND THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT THE CURRENT BERING SEA STORM MOVES TO 61N 180 AND STALLS. THE INTERIER HIGH SLIDES INTO THE YUKON AND ALLOWS A BROARD SOUTHERLY GRADIENT TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL OF THE MAINLAND BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS GRADIENT WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUE BUT WILL BE MUCH SLACKER BY THAT TIME. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WINDS AND PRECIP WILL CONT TO INCREASE ALONG THE BERING COAST THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDS RESTRICTED TO THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BETHEL MAY SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT TIME THIS EVENING BUT ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL MOVE IN TO CHANGE SNOW TO RAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WESTERN ALEUTIAN BLIZZARD COULD END AT ANY TIME AND LIKLEY WONT LAST TOO LONG INTO THE EVENING AS WINDS BECOMING MORE WESTERLY AND DIMINISH. AT 1 PM DUTA2 HAD A GUST TO 75 MPH. WINDS OUT IN THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL PEAK OUT OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. .LONG TERM FORECAST...NEXT FRONT MOVES TO THE ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST BERING WEDNESDAY BUT THE LOW CENTER HANGS BACK NEAR THE KOMADORSKIS. DOWNSTREAM A RIDGE DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN BERING AND A WEAK LOW SETS UP IN THE GULF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING ZONE 155 THIS EVENING. HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 185 ENDING THIS EVENING. MARINE...GALE AREAS 150 155 160 165 180 170 172 175 176 179 AND 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. D PERCY MAR 09
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Mar 7, 9:42 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.