Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 270, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 17, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT. 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 17, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
787 FZAK51 PAFC 172349 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-181400- 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT ENTERS THE SOUTHERN GULF THU MORNING AND REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU NIGHT. A 1004 MB LOW 550 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK WEAKENS TO 1014 MB THU NIGHT 150 NM SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK CITY THEN WILL DISSIPATE FRI AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-181400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-181400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ125-181400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. NE GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-181400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-181400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-181400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-181400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ140-181400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...GALE WARNING THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-181400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
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803 FZAK51 PAFC 181151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-190200- 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF REACHES THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES BY FRI NIGHT. A 1001 MB LOW 400 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WEAKENS TO 1005 MB FRI MORNING 100 NM EAST OF KODIAK AND THEN BECOMES STATIONARY THROUGH FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-190200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-190200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-190200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHER WINDS TO 40 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHER NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-190200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-190200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 45 KT BECOMING NE 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-190200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING TO E 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 10 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-190200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-190200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-190200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT BECOMING E 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
880 FZAK51 PAFC 190004 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-191400- 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1004 MB LOW 300 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY MOVES OVER MONTAGUE ISLAND FRI EVENING AT 1008 MB AND SLOWLY DISSIPATES ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-191400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT EXCEPT E WIND 40 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 20 KT WEST OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-191400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT GUSTING 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-191400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING E WIND 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT BECOMING NE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 55 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-191400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-191400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 45 KT WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 13 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-191400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-191400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-191400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT EXCEPT NE WIND 30 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI...NE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-191400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAR 18 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT GUSTING 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT GUSTING 25 KT DIMINISHING TO NE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
855 FZAK51 PAFC 191151 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-200200- 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TODAY. A 1006 MB LOW 175 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY WILL MOVE OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI NIGHT AND SLOWLY DISSIPATE ON SAT. $$ PKZ120-200200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WINDS 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY MID MORNING THEN BECOMING SW 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...E WIND 50 KT BECOMING SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT EXCEPT 25 FT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-200200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-200200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ129-200200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 FT THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT AND SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-200200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 20 KT BY MID MORNING. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-200200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-200200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT 8 FT NEAR THE NORTHERN ENTRANCE. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ140-200200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. $$ PKZ141-200200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
152 FZAK51 PAFC 192303 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-201400- 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 1007 MB LOW 125 NM SOUTHEAST OF SEWARD WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SAT. $$ PKZ120-201400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...WEST OF CAPE CLEARE...NE WIND 25 KT. EAST OF CAPE CLEARE...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ121-201400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-201400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SHOWERS. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-201400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN THROUGH MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-201400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-201400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-201400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-201400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SUN...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-201400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI MAR 19 2010 .TONIGHT...NE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING N 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 5:00 AM AKDT, 11 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA 500 AM AKDT WED MAR 17 2010 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... UPPER LEVEL RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING AND OVER INTERIOR AK THIS MORNING. CLOSED UPPER LOWS ARE OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND KAMCHATKA. AT THE SURFACE...LOWS ARE JUST EAST OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND OVER SE AK...WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER MAINLAND AK EXTENDING OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS. A WEATHER FRONT IS OVER THE WESTERN BERING MOVING SLOWLY EAST. .MODEL DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THU WITH THE BERING FRONT REACHING THE WEST COAST OF AK BEFORE DISSIPATING THU AFTERNOON...A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES KODIAK ISLAND IN THE SAME TIME FRAME...AND AN ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF WED NIGHT AND REACHING THE NORTHEASTERN GULF COAST THU NIGHT. AT THIS TIME THE EC BECOMES THE MORE CONSISTENT MODEL. THE FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE GFS THROUGH FRI...THE EC THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HPC GUIDANCE EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...GALES AND SOME STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT AS IT MOVES EAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT...WHICH SHOULD REACH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THU. ON FRI AND SAT A WEAK FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CHAIN WITH RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE DISSIPATING SAT NIGHT. FOR SOUTHWEST AK...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO SOME SNOW SHOWERS THU AS A NORTH PACIFIC LOW PUSHES TO THE AK PEN AND THEN DISSIPATES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN SAT...ENDING ANY LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AK PEN...CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE WRANGELL MOUNTAINS. ONSHORE FLOW BEGINS WED NIGHT AS THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTH PACIFIC LOW APPROACHES THE COAST. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THU WILL BE LIMITED TO COASTAL AREAS WITH MORE REACHING WEST AND NORTH OF THE CHUGACH AND KENAI MOUNTAINS ON FRI AND SAT. .LONG TERM FORECAST... IN THE WEST...RIDGING WILL END PRECIPITATION SUN BUT ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING SNOW AND RAIN TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS MON AND TUE. CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST AK INTO TUE. SOUTHEAST ALASKA SHOWERS WILL END SUN AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE MARINE...GALES 120 130 132 172 175 176 185 FIRE WEATHER...NONE DS MAR 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
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