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Gale Warning 178, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 3, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 days. 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 3, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
Expired: Mar 6, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

582 
FZAK62 PAFC 031206
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-040300-
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 976 MB LOW NEAR 57N 154W WILL WEAKEN TO 988 MB NEAR 60N 148W WED
NIGHT AND THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE THU AFTERNOON. A 985 MB LOW
NEAR 43N 172E WED AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY TO 950 MB NEAR 50N 176W
THU MORNING THEN MOVE TO NEAR 55N 162W BY FRI MORNING WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN CENTRAL PRESSURE. 

$$

PKZ411-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...N TO E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY NORTH OF 57N. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N. 
.THU...NE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 TO 55 KT. SEAS 12 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-040300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 50 KT SOUTH
OF 56N. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT.  

$$

8 follow-up statements

232 
FZAK62 PAFC 040000
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-041500-
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 963 MB LOW NEAR 48N 179W TONIGHT MOVES TO 55N 162W THU NIGHT AND
INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO EASTERN BRISTOL BAY
AND WEAKENS TO 959 MB FRI AFTERNOON. 

$$

PKZ411-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN 
ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
22 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-041500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST WED MAR 3 2010

...STORM WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.  

$$

871 
FZAK62 PAFC 041248
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-050300-
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 967 MB LOW NEAR 48N 178W WILL INTENSIFY TO 958 MB NEAR 52N 170W THU
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO NEAR 57N 156W FRI MORNING. THE LOW THEN MOVES
INLAND AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB NEAR 64N 152W FRI NIGHT. 

$$

PKZ411-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY
NORTH OF 56N.
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-050300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 TO 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 TO 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT.

$$

683 
FZAK62 PAFC 050024
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 957 MB LOW AT 52N 169W MOVES TO 60N 153W FRIDAY EVENING AT 973 MB
AND CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE FRI NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW AT 58N 179E 
FRI MORNING MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRI EVENING AND
DISSIPATES. A 998 MB LOW FRI EVENING AT 59N 179W MOVES TO 58N 163W 
AT 990 MB SAT EVENING. 

$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

040 
FZAK62 PAFC 050220 AAA
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
520 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

UPDATED ZONE 414 

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-051500-
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 957 MB LOW AT 52N 169W MOVES TO 60N 153W FRIDAY EVENING AT 973 MB
AND CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE FRI NIGHT. A 997 MB LOW AT 58N 179E 
FRI MORNING MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS FRI EVENING AND
DISSIPATES. A 998 MB LOW FRI EVENING AT 59N 179W MOVES TO 58N 163W 
AT 990 MB SAT EVENING. 

$$

PKZ411-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-051500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
520 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. 
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

711 
FZAK62 PAFC 051247
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-060300-
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 957 MB LOW NEAR 56N 158W MOVES TO KAMISHAK BAY AND WEAKENS TO 967
MB FRI AFTERNOON. A 998 MB LOW NEAR 58N 178E MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOF
ISLANDS AT 995 MB AND DISSIPATES FRI NIGHT. A 999 MB LOW FORMS NEAR
59N 180W FRI NIGHT AND MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOFS AT 998 MB SAT
AFTERNOON AND TO 59N 164W FRI NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TODAY...S OF 58N...NW WIND 40 KT. N OF 58N...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TODAY...N WIND 30 KT BECOMING W WIND 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-060300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE
WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 19 FT. 
.SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

359 
FZAK62 PAFC 060010
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-061500-
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...

A 998 MB LOW AT 57N 170 DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE
NEWENHAM EARLY SAT MORNING. WEAK LOW PRESSURE PERSISTS OVER THE
BERING SAT AFTERNOON THROUGH MON. 

$$

PKZ411-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-061500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010

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

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

345 
FZAK62 PAFC 061303
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-070300-
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BERING TO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW NEAR 46N
166E WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 50N 170W BY SUN
MORNING. THE LOW STRENGTHENS TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 55N 155W SUN
EVENING AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON MORNING.
$$

PKZ411-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 

$$

PKZ412-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

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

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 

$$

PKZ413-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-070300-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

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

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

299 
FZAK62 PAFC 070009
OFFALU

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE BERING SEA

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.

PKZ499-071500-
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR CENTRAL BERING SEA...
A 998 MB LOW NEAR 57N 173W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR 59N 162W SUN
AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW NEAR 48N 177E WILL MOVE TO 58N 152W AND
STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB SUN NIGHT.
$$

PKZ411-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE WEST OF 180 AND EAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ412-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND NORTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT.
.WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ413-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE 171W TO 180 AND SOUTH OF 56N
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT.  

$$

PKZ414-071500-
BERING SEA OFFSHORE EAST OF 171W
400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 TO 15 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 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 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:00 PM AKST, 14 hours before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
200 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODEL MSLP INITIALIZATIONS ARE IN GOOD. FORECAST
TREND WITH CURRENT GULF COMPLEX AND CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE
ALEUTIANS ARE SIMILAR AND REASONABLE. MODELS HAVE SHOW SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN TIMING OF NEXT STORM CENTER TO IMPACT THE ALEUTIANS. NEW
TREND MOVES CENTER ABOUT 6 HRS AHEAD OF PREVIOUS FORECASTS. WILL
TREND FORECASTS TOWARD FASTER SPEED OF MOVEMENT...BUT NOT GO FULLY
WITH NEW SOLUTIONS UNTIL WE GET A LOOK AT THE NEXT MODEL CYCLE.
APPEARS THAT THE GFS PRESSURES ON THIS CENTER ARE TOO LOW. ENSEMBLE
FORECAST SHOWS SEVERAL MEMBERS WITH PRESSURE MUCH HIGHER THAN THE
OPERATIONAL RUN. SO WILL BUMP UP PRESSURES SOME ON THE GFS...BUT NOT
AS HIGH AS THE EUROPEAN MODELS. MODELS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO MAKE
TIMING AND INTENSITY ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE SETTLING DOWN.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
.500 MB...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE GULF LIFTS NORTH AS WEAKENING LOW
CENTER OVER THE EASTERN BERING SEA SHIFTS EAST AND BROADENS. THIS
CENTER WILL SPREAD COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT OVER MUCH OF THE GULF
AND SOUTHERN MAINLAND WED. SHORT WAVE MOVING OFF JAPAN INTENSIFIES AS
MOVES ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC AS COLD AIR SURGES SOUTH FROM THE
KAMCHATKA PEN/WESTERN BERING SEA. CENTER DEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES AS
IT MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY FRI AFTERNOON. RIDGE IN ADVANCE OF THIS
CENTER AMPLIFIES AND SPREADS WARMER AIR ALOFT TO THE AK PEN/SW AK THU
AND THE GULF/SOUTHCENTRAL FRI.

.SURFACE FEATURES...
WEAKENING LOW OVER THE GULF MOVES DRIFTS NORTH AND DISSIPATES
TONIGHT. TROUGH EXTENDING SE ACROSS THE GULF OF ALASKA MOVES TO THE
NORTH GULF COAST BY THIS EVENING THEN WEAKENS INLAND TONIGHT. STORM
CENTER OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS MOVES SOUTH OF THE KENAI PEN WED
AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVES INTO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU.
ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING
SEA...SW AK...AND KODIAK ISLAND MOVES NORTH AND EAST. TRIPLE POINT
FEATURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT NEAR KODIAK THIS EVENING THEN MOVES
TO SOUTHERN COOK INLET WED MORNING. TRAILING FRONT ELONGATES SE AND
MOVES TO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST EARLY WED MORNING THEN INLAND WED
AFTERNOON.

DEVELOPING STORM CENTER OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIES AND MOVES
TO THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WITH A PRESSURE IN THE LOWER 950S THU
AFTERNOON. AS MENTIONED ABOVE THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT SPEEDING
UP OF THIS CENTER ON THE 12Z MODEL RUNS. CENTER MOVES TO INTO BRISTOL
BAY IN THE 950S FRI AFTERNOON. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES TO THE
WESTERN/CENTRAL ALEUTIANS LATE WED NIGHT THEN TO THE PRIBILOFS AND
WESTERN AK PEN THU AFTERNOON. FRONT CONTINUES TO SW ALASKA/WESTERN
GULF THU.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ALONG THE
NORTHERN GULF TONIGHT AS FRONT MOVES NORTH. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
CONTINUE STRONG ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL TONIGHT...SO GAP WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE KENAI PEN/ANCHORAGE BOWL/MAT VALLEY. GRADIENTS
DIMINISH WED. STRONG SE FLOW IN THE LOW/MID LEVELS TONIGHT LIKELY TO
KEEP MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION ALONG THE GULF AND SE EXPOSURES OF
SOUTHCENTRAL AS DOWN-SLOPING TONIGHT WILL MINIMIZE PRECIPITATION
INLAND. MAY SEE A LITTLE MORE SNOW SHOWERS INLAND AREAS WED WITH
RELAXING GRADIENTS AND WITH WEAKENING FRONT MOVING INLAND. PROMISING
SNOWFALL POTENTIAL TO SOUTHCENTRAL AS WEAKENING STORM FROM THE
ALEUTIANS HEADS TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THU AND COLD AIR SPREADS
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF/KENAI PEN.

.WEST...STRONGEST WINDS ARE ON THE ON SOUTH AND WEST QUADS OF STORM
CURRENTLY OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. STRONG WINDS WITH SOME BLOWING
SNOW LIKELY OF THE EAST ALEUTIANS/AK PEN TONIGHT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
WILL MAY LAST INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER THE PRIBILOFS AS SNOW
BLOWING OFF THE ICE PACK MAY PROLONG CONDITIONS AFTER FRONT MOVES BY.
NEXT STORM APPROACHING TO ALEUTIANS STILL HAS TIMING ISSUES SO WILL
WAIT ANOTHER RUN BEFORE ISSUING NECESSARY WATCHES WHICH WITH CURRENT
FORECAST MOVEMENT WOULD SUGGEST. FOR NOW STILL LOOKS LIKE VERY STRONG
WINDS TO THE ALEUTIANS WITH BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS ON THE BACKSIDE OF
CENTER. WARM ADVECTION EAST OF CENTER WILL BE FAIRLY PRONOUNCED SO
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT MUCH OF A CONCERN FOR THE AK PEN/EAST
ALEUTIANS EARLY ON. HOWEVER...MAY SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF BLIZZARDS FOR
THE PRIBILOFS LATE THU AFTERNOON AND INTO SW AK COAST THU NIGHT.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 191.
MARINE...GALE 120 125 129 130 132 155 165 170 171.
         STORM 172 175 176
MARINE...
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

RMC MAR 10

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 2, 4:00 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 2, 4:04 PM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	17 hr
Mar 2, 4:45 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	47 hr
Mar 2, 7:05 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	9 hr
Mar 2, 7:05 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	9 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Hurricane Force Wind Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	24 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 3, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	36 hr
Mar 3, 4:37 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	36 hr
Mar 3, 10:26 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	59 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.