Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 304, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 36 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 18, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181148 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 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. PKZ199-190200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 181950 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 UPDATED AREAS 150 AND 155 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-190200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 181950 AAB CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 UPDATED AREAS 150 AND 155 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. PKZ199-190200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-190200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 1145 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-190200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-190200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-190200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT AND THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND SAT...N WIND 15 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-190200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-190200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-190200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-190200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ179-190200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 182343 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI. $$ PKZ150-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-191400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-191400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-191400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-191400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-191400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-191400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ185-191400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ179-191400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 18 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191150 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 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. PKZ199-200200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THU AFTERNOON AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI. A 993 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF ADAK BY SAT MORNING. $$ PKZ150-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-200200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT...GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT...GUSTING TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-200200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-200200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-200200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ170-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-200200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ172-200200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-200200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .FRI...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-200200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. $$ PKZ179-200200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY DURING THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 192328 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-201400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH FRI MORNING. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND SPREAD TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS FRI. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 185 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-201400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-201400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-201400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-201400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-201400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-201400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ175-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. RAIN. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-201400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-201400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ179-201400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 19 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$
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 17, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2009
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER AND
LOOK GOOD IN THE WEST. IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AREA THERE IS CONCERN
WITH ALL THE MODELS. IN THE BROAD GULF LOW THERE ARE TOO MANY LOW
VORTEXES FOR THE MODELS TO DETECT AND ADEQUATELY RESOLVE.
.ANALYSIS/UPPER LEVELS AND SHORT TERM FORECAST...AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH CONTINUES TO EXTEND OVER THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE WITH A
SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN BRING SEA INTO EASTERN
RUSSIA. THE OVERALL UPPER LEVEL PATTERN WILL NOT CHANGE MUCH THROUGH
MOST OF THE WEEK.
THE BIGGEST SURFACE FEATURE IS THE BROAD COMPLEX LOW IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA. THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS FEATURE IS BEST SEEN OF THE VISIBLE
SATELLITE LOOP. THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE SEPARATE VORTEXES IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GULF THAT ARE EACH BRINGING GUSTY WINDS AND MODERATE
SNOW SHOWERS. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT CLEARING BETWEEN THESE
VORTEXES CAUSING A LARGE SWING IN WEATHER FROM BEING CLEAR TO LOW
VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN THE GULF REGION. KODIAK
ISLAND IS TAKING THE BRUNT OF THIS WITH THE LOWS MOSTLY TRACKING OVER
THE ISLAND.
GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND ALASKA
PENINSULA WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE LONG WAVE PATTERN
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. YESTERDAYS MODEL RUNS HINTED AT THE BLOCKING
RIDGE OVER EASTERN RUSSIA AND THE BERING SEA BEING BROKEN DOWN BY
LATE IN THE WEEKEND...BUT THAT DOES NOT LOOK AS LIKELY TODAY.
THEREFORE THERE WILL BE LITTLE CHANGE IN THE OVERALL WEATHER WITH
COLDER TEMPERATURES PERSISTING OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH SNOW
SHOWERS AROUND THE GULF OF ALASKA AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE EASTERN
BERING SEA AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA INCLUDING THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...GALE 150 155
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 132 138 140 150 155 160 165 170 171
179 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 6:20 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Mar 17, 6:20 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 8:40 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
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