Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2009
Gale Warning 321, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 24, 2009, 4:00 PM 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 24, 2009, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 4:00 AM 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 242327 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 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. PKZ199-251400- 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 975 MB LOW 350 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR THIS EVENING WILL DEEPEN TO 966 MB 200 NM SOUTHEAST OF DUTCH HARBOR WED MORNING. THIS LOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB BY THU AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 24 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU AND THU NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-251400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ160-251400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .WED...NE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .WED NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-251400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT...GUSTING TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-251400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-251400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-251400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-251400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-251400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-251400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 ...GALE WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT...INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 251209 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-260200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB BY THU EVENING. A WEAK 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR ADAK BY THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 251247 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 CORRECTED HEADLINE IN 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. PKZ199-260200- 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN BERING THROUGH WED NIGHT. A 967 MB LOW 115 NM SOUTHEAST OF NIKOLSKI WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WEAKEN TO 993 MB BY THU EVENING. A WEAK 1008 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 140 NM NORTH OF ADAK THU AFTERNOON AND MOVE NEAR ADAK BY THU EVENING. $$ PKZ150-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 27 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ155-260200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-260200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-260200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-260200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-260200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-260200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-260200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-260200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .SAT AND SUN...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-260200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 252300 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-261400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 972 MB LOW 50 NM SOUTH OF SAND POINT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF AND WEAKEN THU. A WEAK 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ155-261400- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE COAST. .THU...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE COAST. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ160-261400- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-261400- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-261400- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-261400- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-261400- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ175-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-261400- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-261400- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-261400- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 261216 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 CORRECTED ZONE 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. PKZ199-270200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A WEAK 1009 MB LOW WILL DEVELOP 200 NM NORTHWEST OF ADAK THU EVENING AND MOVE TO 50 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI AFTERNOON. A 990 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 390 NM SOUTH OF ADAK FRI EVENING AND THEN MOVE TO 215 NM SOUTH OF ATKA FRI NIGHT AT 984 MB. $$ PKZ150-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ155-270200- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ160-270200- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...E WIND 40 KT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-270200- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-270200- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-270200- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-270200- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ176-270200- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ185-270200- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ179-270200- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 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 24, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 24, 3:00 PM AKDT, 1 hour before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
300 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009
CORRECTED FOR SPELLING ERRORS
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...OMEGA BLOCK IN PLACE WITH RIDGE
OVER EASTERN SIBERIA AND LARGE CLOSED LOWS OVER CHINA AND THE
ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA REGION. AN UPPER LOW OVER THE EASTERN GULF
IS EXITING THE REGION. IT DID NOT PULL ALONG THE GULF SURFACE
LOW AS EXPECTED. THIS LOW REMAINS BACK OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF...NEARLY STATIONARY AT THE MOMENT. THUS...SNOW CONTINUES
IN KODIAK WHERE UP TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW FELL WITH THIS STORM.
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH ARE ALSO EVIDENT ON RADAR
FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO BRISTOL BAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SHOWS THE NEXT MAJOR STORM ABOUT 700 MILES SOUTH OF DUTCH
HARBOR WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON THE
TRACK OF THIS NEXT MAJOR STORM AND THIS HAS BEEN QUITE CONSISTENT
FROM RUN TO RUN...SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS HIGH. WHERE MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN TRACK OR DEPTH EXIST WILL BE USING THE GFS/NAM
WHICH ARE NEARLY IDENTICAL.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE GULF WILL LIFT
NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKEN AS UPPER TROUGH AXIS LIFTS NORTHWARD
ACROSS MAINLAND ALASKA DUE TO A BUILDING RIDGE AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM. THUS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT
FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA AND COOK INLET ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TO THE
KUSKOKWIM VALLEY.
THE NEXT STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND WINDS AS
IT MOVES FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC TONIGHT TO THE NORTHERN GULF
THURSDAY. THERE IS BLIZZARD POTENTIAL ON THE NORTH TO WEST SIDE OF
THE LOW JUST OUT AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT/OCCLUDED FRONT. THE EASTERN
ALEUTIANS WILL STAY FIRMLY ON THE COLD SIDE OF THE FRONT...BUT
THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
THE FRONT TO SEE STEADY SNOWFALL OR WHETHER THEY WILL REMAIN MORE
SHOWERY. A BLIZZARD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEADING FARTHER EAST...THE WARM FRONT WILL
CROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN OCCLUDE
SHORTLY THEREAFTER. ENOUGH WARMING WILL OCCUR TO CHANGE
PRECIPITATION TO RAIN FROM SAND POINT ON UP THE PENINSULA TOWARD
KING SALMON. BACK IN COLD BAY HOWEVER...THE FRONT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE IT WILL CROSS OVERHEAD. SO WINDS WILL MAINTAIN A NORTHERLY
COMPONENT AND PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY REMAIN PRIMARILY SNOW.
THUS...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES
SOMEWHERE NEAR FREEZING DO NOT EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS DO BECOME MORE LIKELY WEDNESDAY EVENING BEHIND THE LOW
AS COLD ADVECTION KICKS IN. SINCE THERE IS STILL LOTS OF TIME TO
LOOK AT THIS WILL NOT ISSUE ANYTHING QUITE YET. FOR PORTIONS OF THE
BRISTOL BAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN
NORTHERLY AND MAINTAIN TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW FREEZING. SOME WARM
POCKETS OF AIR MAY MOVE OVERHEAD AS THE WARM OCCLUSION REACHES THE
AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN...BUT IF IT DOES OCCUR IT SHOULD BE
INSIGNIFICANT AND SHORT-LIVED. HEADING FURTHER NORTH WHERE
PRECIPITATION WILL DEFINITELY STAY ALL SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLIES
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. SINCE THEY ARE FARTHER
FROM THE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE FRIGID AND SNOW WILL BE
FAIRLY DRY...SO IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH TO BLOW IT AROUND AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. THEREFORE...WILL ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN AS WE HEAD TO THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL IS
FLOODING ON KODIAK ISLAND. THERE IS A DEEP SNOW PACK FROM THE LATEST
GULF STORM. AS THE LOW APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST
ON WEDNESDAY LOTS OF WARM AIR AND MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN. ALTHOUGH
PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW TONIGHT IT WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO
ALL RAIN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH A STRONG FRONT MOVING THROUGH
PRECIPITATION WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE TERRAIN AND EXPECT KODIAK
CITY TO GET AT LEAST AN INCH OF RAINFALL WHILE TEMPERATURES RISE
TO AROUND 40. THIS WILL CAUSE PARTIAL MELTING OF THE SNOW AND ICED
UP STORM DRAINS WILL LIKELY PREVENT WATER FROM DRAINING. WILL ISSUE
A FLOOD ADVISORY TO HIGHLIGHT THIS THREAT. WITH SUCH A POWERFUL
SYSTEM HEADED FOR THE GULF IT LOOKS LIKE A NO DOUBTER FOR MAX GALES
TO STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. A BARRIER JET WILL SET
UP ALONG THE NORTH GULF GULF COAST AS THE FRONT APPROACHES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON INTO EVENING. WILL INCREASE FORECAST WINDS TO 55 KT...BUT
WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE GUSTS TO 75 KT OR STRONGER THROUGH
CHANNELED AREAS ALONG THE COAST. SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL HELP PUSH
THIS FRONT INLAND...SO ALSO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT WINDS TO MAKE IT INTO
CORDOVA...PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND...AND PORTAGE VALLEY TO TURNAGAIN ARM.
THE WINDS COULD EVEN BRIEFLY REACH WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILL NEED
TO RE-EVALUATE THIS AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. STRONG EASTERLY
FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE DOWNSLOPE DRYING IN THE USUAL
PLACES...ALTHOUGH WITH STRONG DYNAMICS AND ABUNDANT MOISTURE THERE
MAY BE BRIEF PERIODS OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON THE LEE SIDE OF
MOUNTAINS. ASIDE FROM KODIAK ISLAND...THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WEST SIDE OF
COOK INLET. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM
SOUND...SO THE POTENTIAL FOR A HEAVY SNOW WARNING WILL NEED TO BE
MONITORED. NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW DOWN THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL
KEEP MOST OF THE SNOW OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PORTION OF THE ZONE.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY IT LOOKS LIKE THE STORM WILL HEAD
TO THE CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORED LOCATION OF PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WHERE IT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL DROP DOWN ACROSS THE BERING SEA BRINGING YET
ANOTHER SHOT OF COLD AIR. THUS...A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE SIBERIAN BLOCK WILL SLOWLY RETROGRADE THROUGH THE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP MAINLAND ALASKA WITHIN THE MEAN
TROUGH POSITION AND ALSO BRING THE BERING SEA PROGRESSIVELY INTO
CYCLONIC FLOW AS WELL. THE BOTTOM LINE IS UNSETTLED WEATHER FOR
SOUTHERN ALASKA AND THE BERING SEA WITH PERIODIC IMPULSES WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WATCH 155 185.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...120 130.
GALE WARNING...125 132 138 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171
172 179 180 185.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY...165 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
SEB MAR 09In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 24, 12:30 PM AKDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1230 PM AKDT TUE MAR 24 2009 AKZ151-250200- ...TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... RECENT REPORTS INDICATE TRACE AMOUNTS OF ASHFALL OCCURRING IN THE SLEETMUTE TO ANIAK REGION. THIS IS LIKELY REMNANTS OF ASH FROM MONDAY EVENING'S ERUPTION OF MOUNT REDOUBT. SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE ERUPTION AND MOST OF THE ASH HAS HAD TIME TO SETTLE OR DISPERSE THE ASHFALL WILL BE SHORT-LIVED WITH NO MORE THAN A TRACE OF ACCUMULATION. AVOID EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO ASH, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY SENSITIVITIES. PROTECT CRITICAL ELECTRONICS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT FROM CONTAMINATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:23 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 24, 7:04 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:59 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 25, 9:15 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr |
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