Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2009
Storm Warning 98, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 48 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 5, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
167 FZAK52 PAFC 060038 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 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. PKZ199-061500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 985 MB LOW MOVES TO 550 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA THU NIGHT AND THEN MOVES NEAR ATKA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. .FRI...W WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AND GUSTING TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN AND MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 45 KT...DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 45 KT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...SE WIND 30 KT...INCREASING TO 40 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING S WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF ATKA. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 14 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 15 FT. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 FZAK52 PAFC 061253 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA MOVES TO 125 NM WEST OF ST. MATTHEW ISLAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN WEAKENS AS IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ANADYR ON SUNDAY. AT 996 LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING MOVES OVER NIKOLSKI LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 991 MB. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 40 KT. .MON...SE WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...WIND BECOMING SE AND INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 22 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO N 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BUILDING TO SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. GUSTS TO 70 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 070007 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE TO 550 NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 973 MB SUN AFTERNOON. A 999 MB LOW 275 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SUN MORNING WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHEAST OF SHEMYA AT 993 MB SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON AND TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 FT. SNOW. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071219 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 071441 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 UPDATED ZONE 171 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-080300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 991 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK INTENSIFIES TO 976 MB SUN NIGHT AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM WEST OF SAINT MATTHEWS ISLAND. A NORTH PACIFIC LOW INTENSIFIES TO 990 MB SUN AFTERNOON 100 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK AND THEN DISSIPATES SUN NIGHT 150 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 40 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW WITH RAIN SOUTH OF CAPE MENDENHALL. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 21 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 545 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 70 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 080004 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-081500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 983 MB LOW 265 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL MOVE TO ABOUT 370 NM NORTHWEST OF ST PAUL AND DEEPEN TO 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH MON AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN TO 984 MB. A NEW LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC TO AMCHITKA ISLAND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A PRESSURE OF 992 MB. THIS LOW WILL DEEPEN TO 987 MB AND MOVE TO ST PAUL MON. $$ PKZ150-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ155-081500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .MON...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ160-081500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-081500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAY AND PASSES. SEAS 11 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-081500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .MON...SE WIND 20 KT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .THU...E WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 23 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-081500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 65 KT DIMINISHING TO 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-081500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. SEGUAM ISLAND WEST...W WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ175-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ176-081500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ185-081500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-081500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 7 2009 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AKST THU MAR 5 2009
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AT THE SURFACE...THE PRIMARY FEATURE OF INTEREST IS A WEAKENING 977
MB LOW LOCATED OVER THE SEWARD PENINSULA. AN ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT
STRETCHES THROUGH INTERIOR ALASKA AND INTO THE YUKON TERRITORY...WITH
DEEP MOISTURE TRANSPORT EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH IS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA...WITH
SOUTHERLY FLOW CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL. ELSEWHERE...A COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE LOW IS MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL FROM THE
WEST. THE NEXT FEATURE OF INTEREST IS A DEVELOPING NORTH PACIFIC
LOW...CURRENTLY LOCATED WELL SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA.
IN THE UPPER LEVELS...A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE
YUKON TERRITORY CONTINUES TO TRANSLATE EASTWARD. A BROAD TROUGH OVER
THE BERING SEA CONTAINS VARIOUS EMBEDDED WAVES. ONE SUCH POTENT
SHORTWAVE IS BEGINNING TO MOVE OVER THE WESTERN MAINLAND. BETWEEN
THESE TWO SYSTEMS...A STRONG JET IS TRANSPORTING WARM AND MOIST AIR
INTO ALASKA FROM THE SUBTROPICS.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GFS CONTINUES TO BE THE MODEL OF CHOICE DUE TO RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY. GENERAL MODEL AGREEMENT IS GOOD THROUGH 00Z
SUNDAY...BEFORE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEXT
NORTH PACIFIC LOW MOVING INTO THE BERING SEA OVER THE WEEKEND.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...
THE COLD FRONT IS BEGINNING TO PUSH INTO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH MOST LOCATIONS TRANSITIONING BACK TO ALL SNOW.
UPSLOPE SNOW WILL BE WANING THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE SUSITNA
VALLEY...WITH SNOW SHOWERS PERSISTING THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS MOST
OF SOUTHCENTRAL. A LOW EXPECTED TO FORM IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN
TONIGHT WILL LEAD TO ENHANCED SNOWFALL IN THAT AREA...WITH SNOWFALL
EXPECTED TO REACH CRITERIA LEVELS MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF GLENALLEN.
OTHERWISE...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH TONIGHT...HELPING TO
SCOUR OUT REMAINING PRECIPITATION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN BUILDING
INTO SOUTHCENTRAL TOMORROW...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS AS WE HEAD
INTO THE WEEKEND.
.SOUTHWEST...
THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH SOUTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND
ANY REMNANT PRECIPITATION WILL BE SWITCHING BACK TO SNOW AS COLD AIR
FILTERS BACK INTO THE REGION. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT AS COLD AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES BEHIND THE FRONT.
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
TONIGHT...WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING AS SNOW MOVES OUT OF THE AREA BY
EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BE QUIETING DOWN
TOMORROW...AS HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. BY FRIDAY
NIGHT...SOUTHERLY WINDS ALONG COASTAL LOCATIONS AND THE AK PENINSULA
WILL BE INCREASING AGAIN IN RESPONSE TO A TIGHTENING GRADIENT AHEAD
OF THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHING THE ALEUTIANS.
.BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...
COLD AIR ADVECTION SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMING TO AN END TONIGHT AS
HIGH PRESSURE NOSES INTO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS. HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BE SHORT LIVED...AS THE CENTER MOVES EASTWARD
INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA TOMORROW. PRECIPITATION AND WINDS WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AS THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTH
PACIFIC LOW MOVES NORTHWARD. WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE WINDS WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS LOW...PARTICULARLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. THIS IS MAINLY IN RESPONSE TO A VERY STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT EXISTING BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS. THE
POSSIBILITY FOR HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE
SITUATION EVOLVES.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD ACROSS THE INTERIOR THIS WEEKEND AHEAD OF ANOTHER STRONG NORTH
PACIFIC LOW. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE BERING SEA SATURDAY...WITH
STRONG WINDS LIKELY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS ON THE BACKSIDE. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN THE HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND AND THE
DEEPENING LOW IN THE BERING SEA.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...141 145
BLIZZARD WARNING...155
MARINE...GALE WARNING...130 132 140 141 150 155 160 165 170 171 176
180 412 413 414
STORM WARNING...120 172 175 179 185 351 352 411
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...121 129 141 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
NRH MAR 09The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:24 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:36 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 5:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 6, 9:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
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