Alert archive / Alaska / Storm Warnings in 2010
Storm Warning 70, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Mar 4, 2010, 6:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 21 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 4, 2010, 6:50 PM AKST (03:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2010, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
969 FZAK51 PAFC 050449 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 UPDATED ALL ZONES 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING MOVES ONSHORE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A 957 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY FRI MORNING MOVES 40 NM WEST OF HOMER FRI EVENING AT 973 MB AND CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. .FRI...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. WIND THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 45 AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
3 follow-up statements
065 FZAK51 PAFC 050733 CCA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 CORRECTED ZONE 132 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. PKZ197-051500- 400 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER KODIAK ISLAND AND THE WESTERN GULF THIS EVENING MOVES ONSHORE NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A 957 MB LOW 225 NM SOUTHWEST OF DUTCH HARBOR EARLY FRI MORNING MOVES 40 NM WEST OF HOMER FRI EVENING AT 973 MB AND CONTINUES TO MOVE ONSHORE FRI NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-051500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO SE 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 15 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. .FRI...ALONG THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND INCREASING TO 65 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO S 40 KT BY NOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 26 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ121-051500- RESURRECTION BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-051500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY LATE MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. WIND THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT BY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-051500- PASSAGE CANAL 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 30 KT TOWARD MORNING. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND INCREASING TO 45 KT BY LATE MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. $$ PKZ130-051500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 16 FT TOWARD MORNING. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY WEST OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. .FRI...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 50 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 FT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 26 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ132-051500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT BY LATE EVENING THEN BECOMING S 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI...SW WIND 50 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 32 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT SUBSIDING. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ138-051500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND INCREASING TO 40 KT BY LATE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO S 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. .FRI...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING SW 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 14 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-051500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO NE 50 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...NE WIND INCREASING TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .FRI NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-051500- KACHEMAK BAY 650 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 45 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW. .FRI...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...SW WIND INCREASING TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$
978 FZAK51 PAFC 051307 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 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. PKZ197-060300- 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL GULF MOVES ASHORE IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FRI MORNING. A 957 MB LOW 65 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY MOVES TO KAMISHAK BAY AND WEAKENS TO 967 MB FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVES UP COOK INLET AND INLAND FRI NIGHT. WEAK LOW PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-060300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND...SE WIND 65 KT BECOMING S 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 25 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 23 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. $$ PKZ121-060300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 20 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ125-060300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND INCREASING TO 55 KT IN THE MORNING. GUSTS TO 75 KT THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS NEAR THE GULF. WIND THEN DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-060300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 50 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-060300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT EXCEPT 14 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT DIMINISHING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...W WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 24 FT EXCEPT 12 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 9 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ132-060300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 26 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 45 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 26 FT. .SAT...W WIND 40 KT DIMINISHING TO 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 19 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ138-060300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT BECOMING SW 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 11 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ140-060300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 45 KT EXCEPT 35 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT BECOMING W 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...N WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 40 KT EXCEPT S 25 KT N OF KALGIN ISLAND. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ141-060300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 35 KT BECOMING SE 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 45 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW AND RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$
115 FZAK51 PAFC 060025 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 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. PKZ197-061500- 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 975 MB LOW 15 NM WEST OF KENAI MOVES ONSHORE OVERNIGHT AND DISSIPATES. A 1000 MB LOW 150 NM EAST OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT MOVES ONSHORE OVER YAKUTAT WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN PRESSURE SUN AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-061500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 40 KT...DIMINISHING TO 30 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...SW WIND 25 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 40 KT W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 22 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY W OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. .SUN...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ121-061500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ125-061500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT...DIMINISHING TO 25 KT TOWARDS MORNING. SEAS 8 FT. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. .SAT...S WIND 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. GUSTS TO 25 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ129-061500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT NEAR WHITTIER DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-061500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT EXCEPT 11 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 8 FT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ132-061500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 24 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY S OF DANGEROUS CAPE. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...W WIND 50 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .WED...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ138-061500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...W WIND 40 KT. GUSTS TO 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-061500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 11 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S OF KALGIN ISLAND...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT. N OF KALGIN ISLAND...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ141-061500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT...INCREASING TO SW WIND 40 KT DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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 Mar 4, 5:10 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 5:10 PM AKST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
510 PM AKST THU MAR 4 2010
.MODEL DISCUSSION...GFS NAM AND ECMWF IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE MAJOR
SYSTEM PRESENTLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...WEAK LOW THAT WAS OVER KENAI PENINSULA
THIS MORNING CONTINUES TO DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. ALL UPPER AND
LOWER ATMOSPHERE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LOW IN EASTERN
ALEUTIANS. STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ACCOMPANIES THIS SYSTEM THAT
MOVES INTO THE GULF FRIDAY MORNING.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
BERING REGION...WEAK LOW MOVES THROUGH FRI AND ANOTHER SIMILAR
SYSTEM ON SAT. PRIMARILY MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS WITH CLOUDS AND
SHOWERS.
SOUTHWESTERN...SNOW AND EAST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GENERATE SOME
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHCENTRAL...FRONT MOVES OVER KODIAK FRI EVENING AND OVER KENAI
PEN FRI MORNING. STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS LATE THUR NIGHT
THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. SNOW INLAND WITH RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE
COAST FRI AFTERNOON. COOLING ON FRI NIGHT WITH COLD ADVECTION FROM
THE WEST. EXPECT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGH LATE SAT MORNING.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...MAIN FEATURE IS A LOW IN THE BERING THAT
MOVES EASTWARD AND MOVES ON SHORE NEAR CAPE NEWENHAM EARLY SUN
MORNING WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPING OVER
KODIAK. SHOULD REMAIN CLOUDY WITH SEASONABLE TO COOL TEMPERATURES.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 125 131 161 181 185 187 195.
HIGH WIND WARNING ZONE 101.
MARINE...STORM WARNING...130 132 150 155 165 170 171 172.
GALE WARNING...120 125 129 138 141 160 179 180.
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...138 140 155 165 170 176 179.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
JMP MAR 10The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 3:42 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Mar 4, 4:16 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:24 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 5:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:50 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 5, 7:59 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 21 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.