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Storm Warning 104, NWS Anchorage, AK

April 10, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Apr 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2010, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
Expired
Apr 12, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

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

566 
FZAK52 PAFC 110001
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 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.

PKZ199-111400-
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 965 MB LOW 275 NM WEST OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 983 MB
AND MOVE TO 115 NM WEST OF GAMBELL SUN AFTERNOON THEN DISSIPATE SUN
NIGHT. A 988 MB LOW 600 NM WEST OF SHEMYA SAT NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 150
NM NORTH OF SHEMYA AT 983 MB SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO ST LAWRENCE
ISLAND MON AFTERNOON AT 979 MB.
$$

PKZ150-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 16 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-111400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-111400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SNOW IN THE EVENING.
.SUN...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-111400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT
FROM PORT MOLLER E. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT EXCEPT 4 FT FROM
PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG.
SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-111400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY
FOG. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT.  
$$

PKZ170-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 19 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-111400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-111400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 27 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-111400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG. 
.SUN...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
17 FT BUILDING TO 24 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 30
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 31 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-111400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 35 KT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. 
.WED AND THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
$$

PKZ179-111400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT.  
$$
3 follow-up statements
973 
FZAK52 PAFC 111153
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 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.

PKZ199-120200-
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 976 MB LOW 450 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND WILL WEAKEN TO 
984 MB 350 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND SUN EVENING AND
DISSIPATE OVERNIGHT. A 986 MB LOW 700 NM WEST OF SHEMYA WILL
STRENGTHEN TO 975 MB 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND LATE
SUN NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO 982 MB NEAR THE BERING STRAIT EARLY TUE
MORNING.

S$$

PKZ150-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-120200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-120200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-120200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT EXCEPT 3 FT
FROM PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN
ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 5 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM
PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 14 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-120200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-120200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-120200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
16 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
24 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT INCREASING TO 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
21 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 29 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 27 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-120200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 16 FT BUILDING TO 23 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 31 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 29 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-120200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT IN
THE AFTERNOON. W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...W WIND 25 KT.  PATCHY FOG.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...NW WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-120200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SNOW.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT.  

$$
022 
FZAK52 PAFC 112359
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 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.

PKZ199-121400-
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 982 MB LOW 200 NM WEST OF GAMBELL WILL REMAIN STATIONARY AND
DISSIPATE MON. A 979 MB LOW 125 NM NORTHWEST OF SHEMYA WILL MOVE NEAR
SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND AT 977 MB MON EVENING THEN MOVE OVER THE SEWARD
PENINSULA TUE MORNING.
$$

PKZ150-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT.  
$$

PKZ155-121400-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
13 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ160-121400-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE THRU WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ165-121400-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW
AND RAIN. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT.  
$$

PKZ180-121400-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 45 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT.  
$$

PKZ171-121400-
UNALASKA BAY
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW.
.TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
$$

PKZ172-121400-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING THROUGH MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN.
.MON...BERING SIDE...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. PACIFIC SIDE...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 24 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT.  
$$

PKZ175-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS 23 FT BERING SIDE...30 FT PACIFIC
SIDE. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS AND RAIN. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...29 FT PACIFIC SIDE.
SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-121400-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING TONIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 29
FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF SHEMYA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. 
.MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY IN THE
MORNING.
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY.
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 26 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  
$$

PKZ185-121400-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...GALE WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW.
.MON...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT N WIND 30 KT W OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND.
PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT BECOMING SW 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW WIND 25 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...S WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  
$$

PKZ179-121400-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 PM AKDT SUN APR 11 2010

...STORM WARNING MONDAY...

.TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.MON...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW
SHOWERS. 
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT.  
$$
489 
FZAK52 PAFC 121201
CWFALU

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 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.

PKZ199-130200-
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA
PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...

A 974 MB LOW 175 NM SOUTHWEST OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND MOVES TO 100 NM
SOUTHEAST OF GAMBELL AT 976 MB AS IT PUSHES A WEATHER FRONT ON TO THE
WESTERN ALASKA COAST MON. THE LOW MOVES OVER NORTON SOUND AND WEAKENS
TO 984 MB MON NIGHT. A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
WESTERN ALEUTIANS TUE NIGHT.

$$

PKZ150-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE
CAPE
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT.  

$$

PKZ155-130200-
COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE
SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 30 KT BECOMING W 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT.  

$$

PKZ160-130200-
BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 25 KT.  

$$

PKZ165-130200-
PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 
IN ICE FREE WATERS 15 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. PATCHY FOG.
RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS
IN ICE FREE WATERS 16 FT EXCEPT 6 FT FROM PORT MOLLER E. SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 11 FT EXCEPT 2 FT FROM
PORT MOLLER E. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT.
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT.  

$$

PKZ180-130200-
SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  PATCHY
FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ170-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 21 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.  

$$

PKZ171-130200-
UNALASKA BAY
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

.TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. 
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  

$$

PKZ172-130200-
EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN 
AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT.  

$$

PKZ175-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE
MORNING. SEAS 22 FT BERING SIDE...28 FT PACIFIC SIDE. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 21 FT. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT.  

$$

PKZ176-130200-
WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT...

.TODAY...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 20 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. 
.TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. 
.WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.THU...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 23 FT. 
.FRI...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 24 FT.  

$$

PKZ185-130200-
ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 40 KT E OF SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND...NW 30 KT W OF
SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND. PATCHY FOG. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. PATCHY FOG. 
.TUE...W WIND 15 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. 
.WED...SW WIND 30 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...S WIND 20 KT.  

$$

PKZ179-130200-
PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS
400 AM AKDT MON APR 12 2010

...GALE WARNING TODAY...

.TODAY...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. 
PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SNOW SHOWERS. 
.TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. 
.TUE NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. 
.WED...W WIND 15 KT. 
.THU...S WIND 35 KT. 
.FRI...SW WIND 20 KT.  

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Apr 10, 6:01 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:01 AM AKDT, 9 hours 59 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
601 AM AKDT SAT APR 10 2010

.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
A SHARP UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER KODIAK ISLAND
AND CURVES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE BEAUFORT SEA. MEANWHILE A DEEP
UPPER LEVEL LOW IS 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA. A 150 KT JET IS
LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER BETWEEN THIS UPPER LEVEL LOW AND
RIDGE...WHILE A NORTH-SOUTH 150 KT JET IS JUST EAST OF CORDOVA.

.AT THE SURFACE...
 A REMARKABLE SURFACE LOW 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHEMYA HAS ALREADY
REACHED ITS PEAK INTENSITY OF 954 MB IN THE NORTH BERING AND HAS
BECOME AN OCCLUDED CYCLONE. THE PEAK OF THE WARM SECTOR IS NOW
DISCONNECTED FROM THE LOW AND LOCATED SOUTH OF SAND POINT WITH THE
OCCLUDED FRONT STRETCHING NORTHWESTWARD TO THE LOW. THIS OCCLUDED
FRONT IS STILL SUPPORTING STRONG WINDS ALONG THE WEST MAINLAND COAST
AND ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA.  HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING ALONG THE
WESTERN CAPES WHILE RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE ALASKA
PENINSULA.

.MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE SHOWING GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE
EVOLUTION OF THE POTENT LOW. THE GFS IS FAVORING A SLOWER PROGRESSION
OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHCENTRAL AND WAS CHOSEN FOR THE SHORT TERM.
THE LATEST MODEL RUNS INDICATE AND OBSERVATIONS CONFIRM...THAT COOLER
AIR IS BEHIND THE OCCLUDED FRONT THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED IN
PREVIOUS RUNS.  AS A RESULT...TRENDED PRECIPITATION TYPE IN ZONE 161
TOWARDS SNOW FOR TODAY.  FOR THE LONG TERM...MODELS DIVERGE
CONSIDERABLY SO THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE...BUT THE ECMWF WAS CHOSEN.

.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
.SOUTHCENTRAL...THE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS
THE SOUTHCENTRAL REGION WILL BE COMING TO AN END TODAY AS A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE BERING LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL ESSENTIALLY STALL OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY
AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGIONS. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.
ALTHOUGH THE ANCHORAGE BOWL REGION WILL BE MOSTLY DOWNSLOPED...SNOW
IS STILL EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITH THIS SYSTEM. MODELS INDICATE THAT A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR OVER HOMER...WITH UP TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE BLUFF AND MIXED PRECIPITATION IN TOWN. MODELS
ALSO INDICATE THAT MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW MAY OCCUR NORTH OF
TALKEETNA WITH THIS EVENT.

.SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA
COAST HAS ALREADY VERIFIED WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 KTS REPORTED
ALONG THE COAST AND VISIBILITIES AT 1/4 OR LESS REPORTED AT HOOPER
BAY AND MEKORYUK THIS EVENING. SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND INTO THIS MORNING WITH VISIBILITIES
REMAINING ABOVE 1/4 MILE INLAND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AS THE FRONT CONTINUES INLAND. BEHIND THE
FRONT...THE SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE
COAST OVER NIGHT. THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
PRECIPITATION TO THE COAST BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

.BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS/PRIBILOFS...PRECIPITATION AND WINDS CONTINUE TO
IMPACT THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS...ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS
THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AFTER THE PASSING OF THE FRONT THIS
EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WITHIN THE COLD ADVECTION REGION OF THE LOW
CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS...WHILE MOSTLY RAIN HAS BEEN
IMPACTING THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS CLOSER TO THE WARM SECTOR OF THE LOW.
ALTHOUGH A LOW LEVEL JET LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF
THE LOW HAS BEEN BRINGING WIND GUSTS UP TO 53 KTS TO SHEMYA
OVERNIGHT...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THIS JET WEAKENS AND
MOVES TO THE NORTH. A SERIES OF LOWS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
RESULT IN THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE ALEUTIANS THROUGH LATE
NEXT WEEK.

.LONG TERM...AN ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT WEEK AS A
RATHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL JET REMAINS WITHIN THE REGION. EXPECT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE WITH SOME BREAKS OVER
SOUTHCENTRAL.

.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING...155
MARINE...STORM...180
        GALE..130 132 136 137 138 140 150 155 160 165 172 175 176
                185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.

ELN APR 10

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC36 hr
Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDTStorm WarningAFC48 hr
Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC60 hr
Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Apr 11, 12:25 PM AKDTBlizzard WatchAFC9 hr

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Sources

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