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Hurricane Force Wind Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 1, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this hurricane force wind warning at Mar 1, 2010, 9:15 AM AKST. It was in force for 31 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 1, 2010, 9:15 AM AKST (18:15 UTC)
Expired: Mar 2, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
In force: 31 hr
Issued by: NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

222 
FZAK52 PAFC 011934 AAB
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
915 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

UPDATE TO ZONES 172 AND 175

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.

PKZ199-020300-
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 240 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 959 MB NEAR
90 NM NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND THEN MOVE TO NEAR SITKINAK TUE NIGHT AS
A 971 MB LOW. 

$$

PKZ150-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-020300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TUESDAY...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS
13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW.
.TUE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT IN
THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO
16 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-020300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IN THE EVENING. 
.TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-020300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-020300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...NE WIND 45 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM
UNALASKA E...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT
BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW.  
.TUE...BERING SIDE...SW 35 KT BECOMING NW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 21 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 60 KT. SEAS 30 FT. SNOW AND RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-020300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING E IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT SHIFTING TO SW 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-020300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
1030 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SE WIND
INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE 
MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...W WIND 65 KT BECOMING NW 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
BERING SIDE...34 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY 
BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
1030 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 65 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. BERING
SIDE...SEAS 16 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND
SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT DIMINISHING TO NW 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
20 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...NW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT BERING SIDE...25 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY
BERING SIDE. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-020300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
915 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NE WIND 55 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 20
FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING W 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 22 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NE WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...NW 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-020300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...N WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-020300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

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

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT.  

$$

3 follow-up statements

960 
FZAK52 PAFC 020038
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 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.

PKZ199-021500-
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 959 MB LOW 180 NM EAST OF SHEMYA MOVES NEAR UNIMAK PASS AND
WEAKENS TO 964 MB TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW THEN MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKENS TO 977 MB WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
$$

PKZ150-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 30 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING
SPRAY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-021500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12
FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS
E...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT EXCEPT 26 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN
ISLANDS E. RAIN TURNING TO SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 36 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-021500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6
FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-021500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT BECOMING SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE WIND 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...NW WIND 20 KT
INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-021500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...STORM WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT.
SNOW.
.TUE...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING N WIND 40 KT...SEAS 21
FT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 60 KT...SEAS 25 FT BUILDING TO 32 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT...SEAS 19 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...W WIND 55 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...SEAS 32 FT
SUBSIDING TO 26 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 33 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-021500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-021500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 65 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...SW WIND 45 KT
INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 20 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 24 FT BUILDING TO 31 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN CHANGING TO
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 65 KT BECOMING NW 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT
BERING SIDE...33 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. E OF SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 45 KT
BECOMING W 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. BERING SIDE...SEAS 18 FT. PACIFIC
SIDE...SEAS 27 FT SUBSIDING TO 21 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 21 FT BERING SIDE...31 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...NW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
18 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  
$$

PKZ176-021500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 45 KT BECOMING NW WIND 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
19 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...N WIND 20 KT BERING SIDE...W 30 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 19 FT.
SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-021500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...NE WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...NW WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-021500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

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

.TONIGHT...E WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...N WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

062 
FZAK52 PAFC 021250
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 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.

PKZ199-030300-
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 958 MB LOW 90 NM NORTH OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 90 NM WEST OF
SITKINAK TUE NIGHT AT 975 MB THEN INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
WED NIGHT AT 988 MB. A LARGE 973 MB LOW 660 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED
AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY TO 953 MB 210 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA WED NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...W WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO SW 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
10 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT BECOMING W 25 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 15 FT
BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.WED...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-030300-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
14 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. FREEZING
SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-030300-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-030300-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY IN
THE MORNING. 
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-030300-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...N WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND INCREASING TO 60 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO
32 FT. BERING SIDE...S WIND 35 KT...BECOMING W 45 KT WEST OF UNALASKA
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 55 KT
DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 18 FT BERING SIDE...32 FT
PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...19 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 35 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-030300-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-030300-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 65 KT. SEAS 34 FT. BERING SIDE...W
WIND 55 KT. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT NW 50 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND IN
THE EVENING. SEAS 16 FT BERING SIDE...23 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING
SPRAY BERING SIDE.
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY BERING SIDE. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19
FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-030300-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 25 KT.
SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...N WIND 50 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-030300-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.WED...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-030300-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

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

.TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...NE WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.  

$$

307 
FZAK52 PAFC 030019
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 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.

PKZ199-031500-
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...
A 966 MB LOW NEAR UNIMAK PASS MOVES INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA
WEDNESDAY AND WEAKENS TO 982 MB. A 960 MB LOW 340 NM SOUTHWEST OF
ADAK WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVES TO 110 NM SOUTHEAST OF ADAK AND
INTENSIFIES TO 950 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

PKZ150-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 20 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.WED...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 32 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 

$$

PKZ155-031500-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30 FT. FROM
THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SEAS 21 FT BUILDING TO 27 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOW AND RAIN. FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 34 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 31 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 22 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-031500-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ165-031500-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...N WIND 20 KT BECOMING
NW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT EXCEPT 9 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E.
SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY.
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 

$$

PKZ180-031500-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. 
.SAT...SW WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...SE WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...NW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT SEAS 31 FT. BERING SIDE...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. SNOW
SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT BERING SIDE...20 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 30 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 

$$

PKZ171-031500-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
TO 50 KT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS.
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-031500-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT...EXCEPT 40 KT EAST OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS
16 FT BERING SIDE...26 FT PACIFIC SIDE. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF
SEGUAM ISLAND...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...SE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 55 KT. SEAS 29 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 

$$

PKZ175-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT BERING SIDE...W 25 KT PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 17
FT.
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 14 FT.
.WED NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
10 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW.
.THU...NE WIND 55 KT. SEAS 24 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 19 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-031500-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
15 FT. SNOW.
.THU...N WIND 55 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.SAT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-031500-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...N WIND 20 KT. 
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 40 KT. 
.SAT...W WIND 40 KT. 
.SUN...E WIND 40 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-031500-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKST TUE MAR 2 2010

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

.TONIGHT...N WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE
FREE WATERS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. 
.WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY FREEZING
SPRAY. 
.WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. HEAVY
FREEZING SPRAY. 
.THU...NE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.FRI...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT. 
.SAT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT. 
.SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hurricane force wind 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 hurricane force wind warning went out at Mar 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
500 AM AKST MON MAR 1 2010

.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN GENERALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 120 HOURS. GFS PREFERRED
OVERALL DUE TO BETTER RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY AND BEST INITIALIZATION.
ECMWF A CLOSE SECOND.

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN CANADA GRADUALLY
MIGRATES EASTWARD. DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM HIGH ARCTIC
ACROSS WESTERN ALASKA HOLDS THROUGH 60 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL CUT OFF LOW
SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.SURFACE FEATURES...
A SMALL 972 MB LOW JUST SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY AND DISSIPATE BY LATE MON NIGHT. ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT
LIES ALONG THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ALASKA RANGE AND WILL GRADUALLY
DETERIORATE.
A 971 MB LOW IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB JUST
SOUTH OF SEWARD MON NIGHT THEN MOVE INLAND NEAR KAMISHAK BAY TUE
MORNING.
A LARGE 974 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL INTENSIFY TO 959 MB NEAR
NORTH OF SEGUAM ISLAND THEN MOVE TO NEAR SITKINAK TUE NIGHT AS A 971
MB LOW. ASSOCIATED WARM FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS TODAY. THE FRONT QUICKLY OCCLUDES AS IT MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD...PASSING OVER DUTCH HARBOR LATE TONIGHT AND COLD BAY
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NORTHERN EDGE OF FRONT GRAZES THE PRIBILOFS
LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BROAD AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL LINGER OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA AND
THE NORTH GULF COAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WEAK DYNAMICS ALOFT WILL
LIMIT SNOWFALL TOTALS TO A FEW INCHES. SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW SURFACE AND
ALOFT WILL KEEP ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATSU VALLEY IN A DOWNSLOPE
PATTERN THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXPECT A FEW SUNNY BREAKS AND GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. PRECIPITATION FALLING MAINLY AS RAIN
ALONG THE COAST. PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE OVER
THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING.
INCREASED CLOUD COVER HAS MODERATED TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHWESTERN
ALASKA BUT COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW
WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...WILL REMAIN A
CONCERN THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.
COLD AIR ADVECTION OVER THE EASTERN BERING...ALASKA PENINSULA...AND
EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL USHER IN PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS TODAY. WINDS
SHIFTING FROM NORTHWEST TO EAST OR SOUTHEAST BY LATE AFTERNOON. BRIEF
PERIOD OF CLEARING IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT BEFORE ARRIVAL OF NEXT
SYSTEM TOMORROW.
ALEUTIAN SYSTEM EXPECTED TO HAVE STORM FORCE WINDS BOTH IN ADVANCE OF
THE FRONT AND ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN FLANK OF THE LOW ITSELF.
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF THE
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW
WILL PREDOMINATE ALONG THE CHAIN AND ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA...BUT CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS ONCE THE LOW PASSES TO
THE EAST. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEFINITELY BE THE CONCERN FOR
THE PRIBILOFS THROUGHOUT. POSSIBLE BLIZZARD AT SAINT PAUL AND SAINT
GEORGE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION SHIELD SHOULD REACH THE
BRISTOL BAY COAST TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BE A
CONCERN HERE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES.

.LONG TERM FORECAST...
PATTERN SHIFT AFTER 72 HOURS. DEEP NORTH TO SOUTH TROF DEVELOPS AT
500 MB FROM WESTERN RUSSIA INTO NORTHERN PACIFIC. RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER GULF OF ALASKA AND MAINLAND ALASKA.
PATTERN CONDUCIVE TO STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACKING ALONG THE
ALEUTIAN CHAIN AND BEING STEERED TOWARDS NORTHWEST ALASKA. ALSO
CONDUCIVE TO WARMING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...WIND 187...BLIZ 195
MARINE...GALE 120 150 155 171 176 179
        STORM 170 172 175
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ASB MAR 10

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	49 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	6 days
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	48 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	3 days
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	60 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFC	60 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	4 days
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFC	13 days
Mar 1, 4:53 AM AKST	High Wind Watch	AFC	5 hr
Mar 1, 4:54 AM AKST	Blizzard Watch	AFC	5 hr
Mar 1, 8:30 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFC	8 hr
Mar 1, 9:15 AM AKST	Storm Warning	AFC	7 hr
Mar 1, 10:02 AM AKST	High Wind Warning	AFC	26 hr
Mar 1, 10:14 AM AKST	Blizzard Warning	AFC	35 hr

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Hurricane Force Wind Warnings in Alaska, 2010 Every hurricane force wind warning in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.