Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 232, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 5, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST. 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 5, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2010, 4:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
956 FZAK52 PAFC 060011 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 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 FRI MAR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW OVER ST PAUL DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES ONSHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM EARLY SAT MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF ATTU SAT AFTERNOON MOVES 250 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY LATE SUN MORNING AT 990 MB. $$ PKZ150-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 22 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ155-061500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-061500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. .SUN...W WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-061500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ180-061500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-061500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-061500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE AND WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...BERING SIDE...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ176-061500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ185-061500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-061500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$
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300 FZAK52 PAFC 061303 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-070300- 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SUN MORNING. THE LOW STRENGTHENS TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM E OF CHIGNIK SUN EVENING AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING E 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. NEAR SAINT GEORGE...W WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW WIND 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$
028 FZAK52 PAFC 061337 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 436 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 UPDATED 179 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 SAT MAR 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TO BRISTOL BAY THROUGH MON MORNING. A 1000 MB LOW 600 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL STRENGTHEN TO 990 MB AS IT MOVES TO 275 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR BY SUN MORNING. THE LOW STRENGTHENS TO 974 MB AS IT MOVES TO 150 NM E OF CHIGNIK SUN EVENING AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ155-070300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-070300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. .MON AND TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-070300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-070300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...W WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-070300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-070300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ175-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ176-070300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...BERING SIDE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-070300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-070300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 436 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...W WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT BY MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. $$
034 FZAK52 PAFC 070010 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-071500- 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 998 MB LOW 80 NM WEST OF ST PAUL WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM SUN AFTERNOON. A 995 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE NEAR KODIAK CITY AND STRENGTHEN TO 968 MB SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 275 NM SOUTH OF DUTCH HARBOR SUN NIGHT AND THEN DISSIPATE. $$ PKZ150-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ155-071500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT...INCREASING TO SW 35 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. .SUN...W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. E OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ALONG THE COAST. .MON...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ160-071500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ165-071500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-071500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...GALE WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ171-071500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 30 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT...BECOMING W AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-071500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-071500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ185-071500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-071500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W WIND 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$
265 FZAK52 PAFC 071257 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 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 SUN MAR 7 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 993 MB LOW NEAR 58N 169W WILL DISSIPATE NEAR CAPE MENDENHALL SUN AFTERNOON. A 988 MB LOW 250 NM SW OF DUTCH HARBOR WILL MOVE TO 110 NM SE OF SAND POINT AT 975 MB SUN AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TO 969 MB 50 NM S OF KODIAK SUN NIGHT. A 990 MB LOW 400 NM SW OF SHEMYA WILL RAPIDLY MOVE TO 100 NM SE OF ADAK SUN AFTERNOON AND INTO THE WESTERN GULF MON MORNING. $$ PKZ150-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING SE WIND 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-080300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING N 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ160-080300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 25 KT. $$ PKZ165-080300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT AND MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ180-080300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. .WED AND THU...NW WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ170-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM UNALASKA E...NW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ171-080300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ172-080300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...GALE WARNING MONDAY... .TODAY...EAST OF ATKA...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT SUBSIDING. ATKA WEST...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ175-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ176-080300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...NE WIND 30 KT. BERING SIDE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ185-080300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. .MON...NW WIND 25 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE THROUGH THU...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-080300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKST SUN MAR 7 2010 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. .TUE...NE WIND 15 KT. .WED AND THU...N WIND 20 KT. $$
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 5, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 5, 1:00 PM AKST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
100 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON SYSTEM LOCATED OVER
COOK INLET THIS AFTERNOON. ALL MODELS ALSO SHOW A SERIES OF WEEK LOWS
MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING THIS WEEKEND.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...JETSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH CURRENT SYSTEM
IS IN EASTERN GULF AND WILL EXTEND ON SHORE OVER NORTHERN PANHANDLE
TO NIGHT AND SAT MORNING AS IT WEAKENS. MODEST WEST WINDS IN UPPER
TROPOSPHERE THIS WEEKEND OVER ALEUTIANS AND SOUTH.
WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL THIS AFTERNOON WITH
MIXED SNOW AND RAIN ALONG THE COAST IN THE GULF. SOUTHEAST WINDS
TAPERING OFF THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.
SNOW AND STRONG WINDS OVER AK PENINSULA SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF THIS
EVENING AS WELL AS OVER MOST OF THE SOUTHWEST.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS COOK
INLET THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING AS LOW CENTER MOVES UP COOK INLET WITH
GOOD COLD ADVECTION TONIGHT. CONDITIONS REMAINING UNSETTLED THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISHING OVER SOUTHWEST ZONES THIS
EVENING IN ADDITION TO DIMINISHING SNOW SHOWERS. CONTINUED CLOUDY
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS MOST OF THE BERING REGION WITH A WEAK
FRONT MOVING INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL ALEUTIANS SAT AFTERNOON.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MODELS PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT LOW IN THE WESTERN
GULF MON BUT THERE IS DISAGREEMENT ON POSITION...LOOKS HOWEVER THAT
IT MAY MOVE INTO PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND MON EVENING. THIS SHOULD BE
ANOTHER SNOW MAKER FOR SOUTHCENTRAL IF MODELS VERIFY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD: 161 181 121 125 131
HIGH WIND: 135
WWA FOR SNOW: 155 145
MARINE...GALES: 150 155 170 171 172 138 132 130 120 125 141S
FIRE WEATHER...NADA
JMP MAR 10In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 5, 2:28 PM AKST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
228 PM AKST FRI MAR 05 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM HEAVY SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
03/05/2010 M18.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SNOW IN THE HOMER AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT
&&
ALBANESELocal storm report, Mar 5, 2:31 PM AKST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
231 PM AKST FRI MAR 05 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM HEAVY SNOW 25 SE ANCHORAGE 60.96N 149.35W
03/05/2010 M19.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NINETEEN INCHES OF SNOW AT ALYESKA SINCE MIDNIGHT.
&&
ALBANESELocal storm report, Mar 5, 2:36 PM AKST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
236 PM AKST FRI MAR 05 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 AM HEAVY SNOW CORDOVA 60.55N 145.75W
03/05/2010 M12.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IN CORDOVA SINCE 230 AM.
&&
ALBANESELocal storm report, Mar 5, 2:38 PM AKST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
238 PM AKST FRI MAR 05 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 AM HEAVY SNOW HOMER 59.64N 151.52W
03/05/2010 M18.0 INCH AK PUBLIC
EIGHTEEN INCHES OF SNOW IN THE HOMER AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT
1230 AM HEAVY SNOW 25 SE ANCHORAGE 60.96N 149.35W
03/05/2010 M19.0 INCH AK DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
NINETEEN INCHES OF SNOW AT ALYESKA SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0230 AM HEAVY SNOW CORDOVA 60.55N 145.75W
03/05/2010 M12.0 INCH AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW IN CORDOVA SINCE 230 AM.
&&
ALBANESEThe 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 | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 9:50 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.