Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2010
Gale Warning 342, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Apr 9, 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
- Apr 9, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 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.
395 FZAK51 PAFC 092320 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 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. PKZ197-101400- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND TO THE CENTRAL GULF SATURDAY NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-101400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-101400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT GUSTING 20 KT IN THE EVENING DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-101400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH BAYS AND PASSES IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-101400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT NEAR WHITTIER THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...W WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-101400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ132-101400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-101400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN THROUGH MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-101400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...GALE WARNING SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT EXCEPT W WIND 10 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. WINDS INCREASING TO SE 30 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 8 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT EXCEPT SE WIND 35 KT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 3 FT EXCEPT SEAS 9 FT SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-101400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
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456 FZAK51 PAFC 101155 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 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. PKZ197-110200- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. A STRONG FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STALLS OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-110200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ121-110200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING S 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT AND MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-110200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-110200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-110200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT. SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-110200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ138-110200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-110200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT EXCEPT SE 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 3 FT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-110200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
059 FZAK51 PAFC 102346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 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. PKZ197-111400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE SUN AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT THIS EVENING. EXCEPT SE WIND 15 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
268 FZAK51 PAFC 110620 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1020 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 UPDATED 140 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. PKZ197-111400- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA THROUGH SUN AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN STALL OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH LATE SUN AND MONDAY. $$ PKZ120-111400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ121-111400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-111400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO SE 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-111400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-111400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT EXCEPT 7 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT 4 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ132-111400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN. .SUN...S WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-111400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-111400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 1020 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT...EXCEPT SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT SEAS 3 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT SEAS 4 FT NORTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-111400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SUN...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON THROUGH TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
359 FZAK51 PAFC 111147 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 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. PKZ197-120200- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH TONIGHT. A FRONT IN THE WESTERN GULF WILL STALL IN THE CENTRAL GULF AND WEAKEN THROUGH EARLY MON MORNING. ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL GULF MON EVENING. $$ PKZ120-120200- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...W OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. RAIN. E OF CAPE CLEARE...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-120200- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-120200- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-120200- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON...E WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-120200- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE THROUGH THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ132-120200- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SW 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED AND THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-120200- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-120200- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT E 15 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-120200- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT AND TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED AND THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
356 FZAK51 PAFC 112343 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 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. PKZ197-121400- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A STALLED WEATHER FRONT OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA DISSIPATES MONDAY MORNING. A SECOND WEATHER FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA MONDAY AFTERNOON THEN STRETCHES EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF TUESDAY. $$ PKZ120-121400- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ121-121400- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .MON...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-121400- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE THROUGH WED...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-121400- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW. .MON...E WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TUE THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-121400- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING W 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO S 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT EXCEPT 5 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ132-121400- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-121400- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU AND FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-121400- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-121400- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010 .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .MON...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Apr 9, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 12:20 PM AKDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
1220 PM AKDT FRI APR 9 2010
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A PERSISTENT LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STILL ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF
EASTERN AND NORTHERN ALASKA...BUT IS LOSING THE BATTLE TO A
STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AKPEN
AND WESTERN ALASKA. THE 170 KT JET STREAM RIDES AROUND THIS
RIDGE...ARCING NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING TO THE BERING STRAIT
BEFORE DIVING SOUTH AGAIN OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA. A NEGATIVELY
TILTED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FOLLOWS QUICKLY ON THE HEELS OF THIS RIDGE
OVER THE WESTERN BERING SEA.
AT THE SURFACE...ALL EYES ARE FIXED ON A VERY POWERFUL AND MOISTURE
LADEN STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY AFFECTING MUCH OF THE BERING SEA WITH
STRONG WINDS...AND SOME REGIONS IN THE EASTERN BERING WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE NORTHWARD TRACKING 954 MB PARENT LOW IS
CURRENTLY POSITIONED 150 MILES NORTH OF SHEMYA WHILE THE WARM FRONTAL
BAND EXTENDS TO THE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND THE WESTERN
AKPEN. PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS IS MOSTLY RAIN AT THE
MOMENT WITH THE REGION STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WARM AIR
ADVECTION...BUT THE TRAILING COLD FRONT IS QUICKLY SWEEPING WESTWARD
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. MEANWHILE...THE MAINLAND IS ENJOYING WHAT
COULD BEST BE DESCRIBED AS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM...WITH A SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER PATTERN AND CLEAR SKIES
PREVAILING FOR YET ANOTHER DAY.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS OVERALL ARE IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT ONCE AGAIN TODAY...BUT
ISSUES THAT CROPPED UP YESTERDAY ARE STILL CONTINUING TODAY. THE NAM
STILL LAGS A GOOD THREE TO SIX HOURS BEHIND THE GFS AND ECMWF IN
BRINGING THE FRONTAL SYSTEM INTO SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA TONIGHT. THE
MODELS ARE ALSO SLIGHTLY STRONGER WITH THE BERING SEA LOW...DROPPING
ITS PRESSURE BY A FEW MORE MILLIBARS ON SATURDAY COMPARED TO WHAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. THE MODELS ARE ALSO NOT QUITE IN AGREEMENT OVER
THE TRACK OF THE LOW OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 32 HOURS...BUT THESE ISSUES
WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE FORECAST.
OUT PAST 32 HOURS THE GFS ACCELERATES THE LOW TO THE NORTH AND
DISSIPATES IT OVER FAR EASTERN RUSSIA WHILE THE NAM AND ECMWF
MAINTAIN THE LOW IN THE NORTH CENTRAL BERING BEFORE EVENTUALLY TAKING
IT ON A SIMILAR COURSE 18 HOURS LATER. THE MODELS THOUGH ARE ALL IN
AGREEMENT THAT PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA WILL SEE HEAVY
PRECIPITATION...BUT THE QUESTION REMAINS AS TO WHETHER THIS WILL FALL
AS RAIN OR SNOW. MODEL SOUNDINGS OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA INDICATE THAT
THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW
FREEZING...BUT STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE WINDS MAY BOOST
TEMPERATURES AND MIX THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE
PRECIPITATION OVER TO RAIN...AT LEAST IN THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST ALASKA.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN WILL
CENTER AROUND THE EFFECTS OF THE REMNANTS OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM AS IT
APPROACHES SOUTHCENTRAL. ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT WILL INSURE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL...DESPITE THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT INDICATING A SOUTHEASTERLY DOWNSLOPE COMPONENT. THE
DOWNSLOPING COMPONENT WILL LIMIT PRECIPITATION IN ANCHORAGE AND THE
WESTERN KENAI...BUT WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO KEEP US DRY AS
THE NAM IS SUGGESTING. CONSIDERING SNOW ADVISORY LEVEL TOTALS FOR
KACHEMAK BAY AREA AND SUSITNA VALLEY...ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE PARKS
HIGHWAY.
PRECIP TYPE...AN OCCLUSION WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
ALASKA PENINSULA SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL PINCH OFF THE WARM AIR
FROM PROGRESSING NORTHWARD AND GIVE ANCHORAGE THE POSSIBILITY FOR
SNOW RATHER THAN RAIN. STILL SUSPECT COASTAL AREAS WILL REMAIN JUST
ABOVE FREEZING BUT INLAND WILL STAY SNOW...OR AT LEAST MOSTLY
SNOW...THROUGH THIS EVENT. MODELS ARE ALSO NOW STALLING THE OLD
FRONTAL BOUNDARY AND PROLONGING THE PRECIPITATION JUST A BIT LONGER
DUE TO THE AMPLIFIED DOWNSTREAM RIDGE. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN
ANCHORAGE IS LOOKING MORE AND MORE LIKELY WITH THIS PATTERN.
.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...CHALLENGING FORECAST AS THE DEVELOPING OCCLUSION
AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION COULD LEAD TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
PLAYING OUT. FEEL CONFIDENT THAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATER THIS EVENING. THE
FORECAST FOR THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE IS NOT AS CLEAR AS WARM AIR GETS
PINCHED OFF AND HAS A HARD TIME MAKING IT INLAND. WINDS AT THE
SURFACE WILL INCREASE WHICH WILL HELP MIX WHATEVER WARMER AIR ALOFT
EXISTS DOWN TO THE SURFACE. MOS GUIDANCE IS SHOWING TEMPERATURES WELL
ABOVE FREEZING ALTHOUGH PRECIP TYPE IS STILL INDICATING SNOW. CURRENT
THINKING IS THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE JUST ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WILL
LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS WELL AS ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL. STILL HAVE MENTIONED SOME RESPECTABLE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AS SOME AREAS MIGHT NOT SEE THE WARM AIR
INTRUSION THAT OTHERS WILL.
.ALEUTIANS/BERING SEA...STRONG LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY
MAKING EASTWARD PROGRESS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE BEING REPORTED FROM THE PRIBILOFS BACK TO ATTU ISLAND. RAIN
WILL CHANGE BACK OVER TO SNOW AS THE COLD AIR WRAPS AROUND THE
BACKSIDE OF THE LOW.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
AN AMPLIFIED AND PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL JET WILL REMAIN OVER THE
REGION THROUGH LATE NEXT WEEK...BRINGING WITH IT A SERIES OF STORMS
INTO THE CENTRAL BERING. THE NEXT LOW MARCHES INTO THE WESTERN BERING
LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND FOLLOWS A COURSE SIMILAR TO ITS
PREDECESSOR...DISSIPATING IN THE NORTHERN BERING MIDWEEK. ANOTHER LOW
MIGRATES INTO THE BERING ON WEDNESDAY...BUT SIGNIFICANT TRACK
DIFFERENCES EXIST WITH THIS LOW BETWEEN THE MODELS. THESE STORMS WILL
HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE BERING SEA AND SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA...BUT COULD ALSO IMPACT SOUTHCENTRAL AS WELL...THOUGH
IN A WEAKER STATE.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...175 176.
GALE WARNING...130 132 136 137 138 150 155 160 165 170 171
172 179 180 185.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
KS/AB APR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 5:02 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 10, 5:11 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 37 hr |
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