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Gale Warning 308, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 20, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 20, 2009, 8:45 AM AKDT. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2009, 8:45 AM AKDT (16:45 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2009, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201649 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

UPDATE ZONES 130 132 138

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-210200-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND
FURTHER WEAKEN TO 999 MB. A 990 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT 
SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE SAT
NIGHT AT 984 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-210200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 201909 AAB
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
1105 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

UPDATE ZONE 129 

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-210200-
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 981 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL BE NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING AND WEAKEN TO 994 MB. THIS LOW WILL THEN
MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SUCKLING BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND
FURTHER WEAKEN TO 999 MB. A 990 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT 
SAT AFTERNOON WILL MOVE TO 350 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY BY LATE SAT
NIGHT AT 984 MB. 
$$

PKZ120-210200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-210200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-210200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 30 KTS OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-210200-
PASSAGE CANAL
1105 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 
5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-210200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARD MIDNIGHT. SEAS 
11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-210200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-210200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
845 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-210200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-210200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
929 
FZAK51 PAFC 202252
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-211400-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SATURDAY EVENING
AND MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A
985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR SITKINAK AND NE OF
KODIAK CITY. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR SITKINAK 
AND NE OF KODIAK CITY. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
858 
FZAK51 PAFC 210327 AAA
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
710 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

UPDATE TO ZONES 130 140 AND 141

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-211400-
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...

A 1002 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 150 NM SOUTH OF CORDOVA SATURDAY EVENING
AND MOVE TO 50 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SUNDAY MORNING AND DISSIPATE. A
985 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ120-211400-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF THE COPPER RIVER
DELTA. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT...W OF MIDDLETON ISLAND...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF
MIDDLETON ISLAND...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT E 25 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF
MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-211400-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-211400-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 3
FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-211400-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 3
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

PKZ130-211400-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
710 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10
FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-211400-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR SITKINAK AND NE OF
KODIAK CITY. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING NEAR SITKINAK 
AND NE OF KODIAK CITY. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-211400-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. 
SEAS 6 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-211400-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
710 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 35 KT OUT OF WESTERN BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-211400-
KACHEMAK BAY
710 PM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$
000 
FZAK51 PAFC 211156
CWFAER

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST
UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET.

WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION
EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST
ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT.

PKZ197-220200-
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+
COOK INLET...
A 992 MB LOW 200 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT WILL MOVE TO 40 NM SOUTH OF 
CAPE CLEARE AT 998 MB BY LATE SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SUN MORNING. A
985 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK LATE SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 230
NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY SUN AFTERNOON THEN TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF
KODIAK LAT SUN NIGHT. 
$$

PKZ120-220200-
CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT N 20 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE
ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
SNOW.
.SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ121-220200-
RESURRECTION BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ125-220200-
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WINDS TO 25 KT OUT OF BAYS AND
PASSES. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 7 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ129-220200-
PASSAGE CANAL
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TODAY...W WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
2 FT. SNOW.
.SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

$$

PKZ130-220200-
BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 7 FT. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ132-220200-
SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ138-220200-
SHELIKOF STRAIT
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ140-220200-
COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ141-220200-
KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
4 FT. SNOW.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 20, 4:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
STUBBORN BLOCKING RIDGE OVER NORTHEAST SIBERIA (REX CONFIGURATION)
WITH ASSOCIATED DOWNSTREAM TROUGH ALONG 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE
AND A CLOSED CIRCULATION LOW OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF ALASKA. COLD
ADVECTION IN NORTHERLY FLOW FROM THE EASTER ALEUTIANS TO NEARLY THE
CANADIAN BORDER. LOW UNDERCUTTING THE SIBERIAN BLOCK CREATING WARM
ADVECTION OVER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SIBERIAN BLOCK WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND
TAKE ON MORE OF AN OMEGA LOOK AS THE LOW SOUTH OF THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS CONNECTS WITH THE GULF LOW. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
STAY SOUTH OF MAINLAND ALASKA THROUGH SATURDAY. SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY THE MEAN TROUGH POSITION WILL FOLLOW THE RETROGRATION OF THE
SIBERIAN BLOCK AND ALLOW MORE MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA
FROM THE EAST AS SOUTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS IN CYCLONIC FLOW.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE ENTIRE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RETROGRADE THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. ALTHOUGH THE NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE ON THE OVERALL PATTERN...
THE DETAILS IN HOW THE LOW ORIENTS ITSELF AND TIMING OF SHORT WAVE
FEATURES ARE NOT SO WELL DECIDED UPON. BASICALLY THE MEAN UPPER
TROUGH POSITION WILL BE ROUGHLY OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND
CYCLONIC FLOW WILL DOMINATE THE ENTIRE STATE AND MOST OF THE BERING
SEA AND GULF OF ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...NONE.
MARINE...STORM WARNING 175 176.
         GALE WARNING 170 172.
         HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 138 150 155 165 170 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

LUDWIG MAR 09

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC3 days
Mar 19, 4:00 PM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC7 hr
Mar 20, 4:00 AM AKDTStorm WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 20, 8:45 AM AKDTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC19 hr
Mar 20, 11:05 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC5 hr
Mar 20, 12:49 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC16 hr
Mar 20, 12:49 PM AKDTBlizzard WarningAFC32 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.